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Chapter 35

Author: S Lewis
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Jocelyn

The drive home was calmer. And quiet.

I wanted to talk to him about what happened, but was worried it would ignite his anger again.

"Just get it off your chest, Jo," Riley's voice carried from the other side of the car.

Biting my lip, I turned and studied him closely. "Do you at least feel some closure from going to your father's funeral?"

Riley's silence carried on for so long, I wasn't sure if he would answer. I turned to look back out the front window, wondering if I had done the right thing by bringing up the funeral right now. "Yes. I do feel some closure. It was nice hearing the stories others had of my father after he got sober. I can say I feel a sense of peace knowing he had at least done that for himself. And, while it still hurts, I don't have to have all of the answers that my angery teenage self wanted for all of the pain he caused me."

I was glad to hear he had at least come to terms with his father's death and the past they shared.

"While it does sting a little
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  • The Widow's Harem   Chapter 35

    JocelynThe drive home was calmer. And quiet.I wanted to talk to him about what happened, but was worried it would ignite his anger again."Just get it off your chest, Jo," Riley's voice carried from the other side of the car.Biting my lip, I turned and studied him closely. "Do you at least feel some closure from going to your father's funeral?"Riley's silence carried on for so long, I wasn't sure if he would answer. I turned to look back out the front window, wondering if I had done the right thing by bringing up the funeral right now. "Yes. I do feel some closure. It was nice hearing the stories others had of my father after he got sober. I can say I feel a sense of peace knowing he had at least done that for himself. And, while it still hurts, I don't have to have all of the answers that my angery teenage self wanted for all of the pain he caused me."I was glad to hear he had at least come to terms with his father's death and the past they shared."While it does sting a little

  • The Widow's Harem   Chapter 34

    JocelynMy heart was breaking for Riley.The look on his face sait it all at Bull's words.All Riley ever wanted was for his family, his mother and father in particular, to love him. To love him more than his mistakes. To love him more than money or fortune. However, his mother, and sisters, had once again stomped all over that notion. Proving to him just how unworthy he was in their eyes to be seen as anything other than a nuicance, or just someone they could go to and bully around when they needed something.As much as it sucked, I prayed Riley would cut them off. He was better off without his mother and sisters in my opinion. They were only going to continue to bring him down and make him suffer. Riley grumbled something before hopping out of the ring. He started stomping back towards the locker room."You know I never wanted to be right, Riley!" Bull called out after him.Riley slammed through the door and disappeared. Right as I was going to follow him, Bull called out to me to

  • The Widow's Harem   Chapter 33

    JocelynRiley drove a bit maniacally through the streets. I just held on and stayed quiet, knowing he was pissed and hurting. And by the aura he was giving off, he wasn’t ready to talk about what just happened at the funeral service.Deep in the heart of downtown, he swerved into a small parking lot just outside of a cement building that looked aged and worn. He jumped out and slammed the door shut, stomping off towards a door on the side of the building. I got out too and fairly jogged after him. He held the door open for me, but still didn’t say anything. We walked through an empty locker room and came out to an open layout with punching bags hung along the long sides of the space, work out equipment pushed against the far wall and a large boxing arena in the middle of the room. There were a few men scattered around the space. One was zeroed in on a punching bag, two were working weights, while there were two boxers in the ring. A thirty something man was yelling directions and ins

  • The Widow's Harem   Chapter 32

    Jocelyn"He doesn't owe you anything!" I snapped, barging into the room and instantly making myself known.The two women started. Riley, though, was looking downright miserable. I couldn't imagine what they had said to him to make him look like that. The anger and rage grew in my chest."He is my son!" his mother snapped."And you are his mother," I clapped back. "You brought him into this world. You made that decision. He didn't ask to be born. He didn't ask for any of the shit that happened to him while he was being raised by you and your husband. He deserved so much better than what you gave him.""You know nothing!" she screamed at me."I don't have to in order to see what you're doing is wrong!" I roared back, so frustrated on Riley's behalf. I could see he was starting to work through the emotions and was going over everything that had happened since we'd gotten here. I could see the growing anger in his gaze as the realization of his family's actions."Excuse you! This is a pri

  • The Widow's Harem   Chapter 31

    JocelynI chose not to make a scene. I chose peace, knowing this was already a lot for Riley to deal with.There was no way I could extract him now. That was up to him, unfortunately.Without making a fuss, I made my way towards the back of the row, where there were plenty of seats, and sat at the end of one of the pews for easy escape if Riley went running out of here. As it was, I was watching the back of Riley's head closely. It looked as if his mother and sister were both speaking with him, however I couldn't see his face, so I couldn't know what they were saying or how it was affecting him.My phone vibrated a moment later. "I'm sorry I got caught in their trap." Riley texted."It's okay. I'm okay, as long as you are okay.""They're just milking this for attention."But why? That was the question, wasn't it."If you need anything, just let me know. I can pretend to faint --theatrics included-- so you have an excuse to leave."He sent a laughing emoji. "I'll keep that in mind, Jo.

  • The Widow's Harem   Chapter 30

    Jocelyn"It's great to see you too, Bridgit," Riley said on a heavy sigh, turning to face his older sister. He was the youngest of the bunch.She was late thirties, had mousy brown hair that was done up in a bun, sharp blue eyes like Riley's that were piercing and judgmental. She had a motherly figure and was dressed in slacks and a black, flowy blouse. It seemed, by her demeanor, her nose was bent out of joint."Let's be honest Bridgit," another woman's voice floated into the conversation. She was a little smaller in stature than Bridgit, same colored hair that was cut short and left down, and had the same blue eyes. These were both of his sisters. She wore a similar outfit to Bridgit's, with the exception that her blouse was a dark grey instead of black and she wore heels instead of flats. She was similar to Riley's stature. Bridgit was taller than both of her siblings without heels on. She must have gained her height from her father, while Riley and his other sister, Poppy, took af

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