Madeline Leopardi-Royce Ch 5

Madeline (25), her husband Aiden (28) and their daughter Kayla (8).
Narrated by Madeline

I sit here thinking how in the world have I been married this long? I wanted to complete my college degree but I have placed that on hold for now. My marriage is not good..I am not good. I come home and I relish the time that I have alone.

Aiden and I argue constantly. Its the to point that I rather die than stay one more day in this house or marriage. We have tried talking and he even suggested counseling but I cant do it anymore.

It started off with him just bugging me with little things. Soon those little things became big things. One thing that erked me is coming home and finding the house a mess while he just sat there watching tv. Who does that?


When I finally had enough I told him. He just sat there thinking that I was perhaps having a bad day or just joking. I told him that I meant it, I wanted a divorce and it could not happen any sooner. He told me to think about Kayla. I do think about her thus the reason I want a divorce.

We put it off for weeks. He would talk to me non stop while we were in bed. I finally told him that it was over and he had to realize it and stop trying because it was over.

The morning came and he was telling me that we could work it out. I kept telling him no. Due to our traditions this morning I was going to tell my brother Otani.

I made breakfast and to my surprise not only did my brother Otani come but so did my brother Rodrigo and his boyfriend. Talk about a family affair. Otani heard my story and then said he would have to talk to Aiden to get his version. Sure I could get divorced if I wanted to but my family and our traditions are important to me.

Of course Aiden was telling Otani that our relationship could be fixed. I disagreed so finally Otani said that it would be our decision and he was fine.

The day of our divorce it seemed that Aiden finally saw things my way. He told me that he didn't want to be with me anymore if i was not in our marriage 100%. We had to get ready to meet the judge that would finalize his divorce.

The judge ordered joint custody and was going to give me alimony and I refused. I just wanted to call this marriage over. I wanted this whole ordeal done with.

We explained it to Kayla and she was so surprised that our marriage was over. I told her that we were moving to a new town. She cried and told us that we had ruined her. I know in time she will forget or at least forgive us.

We moved to a new suburb, Paradise Cove. I called my family and let them know our new address and phone number.

Before I knew it Aiden was over scoping out our new apartment. We need to work on our relationship as parents only because Aiden scowls at me when he sees me. For now I am allowing Aiden take Kayla.

I gave up my job in the military and started painting. I hope that it works out for me. I don't know where my life is headed but for the first time I feel free.

Kayla is still getting used to it so I am being easy on her.She gets sassy about living her but before I punish her im allowing her to get used to this. I am sure she missed her dad but she has to realize that I am her mom.

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Ethan Leopardi Ch 5

Ethan (29)
(Nicole Hogan (28), Cherry Riley (22))
Narrated by Ethan.


Cherry and I are still dating but this long distance is starting to kill our relationship. Now that she is in her senior year the question has risen on where she is going to move to. I know she has been hinting at moving here to Viramontes but I have no desire to ask her to move in with me. For now I am just ignoring her pending graduation for now.

I have taken more responsibilities at work and one of those are welcoming new recruits. I got this assignment with my coworker Nicole. We decided to plan a dance to get the new recruits to know each other. The one problem is that as host we had to dance and I did not know how.

I did not feel nervous dancing with Nicole since we knew each other for over five years. We started the army together.

After many lessons our dance took another route. Before I knew it Nicole dipped me and started kissing me. I did not know how to respond. I just felt exhilarated and wanted more.

We both wound up on the couch taking our clothes off. She told me how much she has liked me and how she wanted to be with me.

Right when we were going to take the next step, the phone rang and we both jumped. I picked up the phone and it was Cherry. She wanted to come over to see me since she was in town looking at housing. I got her off the phone looked at Nicole. She told me not to worry that she would go home. Now I was a cheater.

Cherry came over with her friend but her friend soon left us alone. I looked at Cherry and I felt like crap. I did not know what to say but I just wanted this all to be over.

"Whats wrong Ethan? You have been so quiet"
"lets just go outside and have some dinner OK"
"OK"

Cherry wanted to talk about her moving here and the more she talked the more I wanted to tell her the truth. I bared down and told her about Nicole. She took her hand off of mine and told me that she was disappointed. She also told me that that she was going to move here but now that would not be a possibility.

She told me she needed to leave but more than likely she would never come over again. I felt bad because we had been together over two years. As she walked away I wondered if I had made a mistake.

I had no one to hang with since my family is always busy. I decided to go near downtown Viramontes to have some fun. I saw an open space at a poker table and sat down to have some fun. I got to meet the players but one peaked my interest. Her name is Noelle Todd.

I asked her out for dinner and she accepted. I really don't know what I was thinking but a guy has to eat right?

We even went out for bowling a few nights later. No matter what we did we realized we were better off as friends. Noelle and I parted ways since she was actively looking for a boyfriend.

Our military party was a success and Nicole asked if she could see me when the party was over. We met at my house for an after hour drink.

She grabbed me and kissed me. She told me that she was in love with me but knew that I didn't feel the same. She proposed to give us a chance.

I told her that I was up to giving us a chance. I dont know what the future is going to hold for us but for now I am willing for Nicole and I to date.

Francisco Otani Leopardi II--Chapter 7

Francisco Otani II (33), his wife Shelby (33), Their kids: Quads: Angel, Fransciso Ismir III, Nevada and Sergio (4).
Narrated by Otani

Now that the kids are growing up and in school the house is much more relaxed. I noticed that a lot of stress is off our shoulders. Shelby and I can actually sit down and watch television again. Can you believe it?

Things have been going so great that Shelby got promoted to Assistant to the architect. She was so excited when she came home and told me the great news.

We decided to have some of our family members over to celebrate her promotion. My sister Juno and her wife Jade came over for dinner.
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I took the opportunity to ask Juno if she was free to babysit the quads. I wanted Shelby and I to have a date. It had been a long time since we both went out on the town.

When we actually got to our date we didnt know what to do with ourselves. We went to dinner and then after wards went tot he park. It was amazing. I had never been there when its practically empty.

We got home and made sweet love. Life could not get any better than this for both of us. We just have to focus on raising our kids . I sometimes worry that we will fall in a rut but moments like these make me realize what I really have.