Paula had not yet taken her eyes off Christine.  Her heart was pounding so hard she could barely hear herself think.

“Christine… this is not a good time….please don’t…” Paula said with tears forming in her eyes.

Christine stepped into the foyer.  “Paula you love me.  You’ve always loved me.  And I have always loved you.  We’ve got to stop fooling ourselves—“

Arthur’s anger was beside him.  His pride was being challenged.  His ego whispered the same words he had passed along to his sons…’man up’…’man up’  it said.  His eyes had become incensed.  How could this be happening?  His mind went to the many nights that sex didn’t work for them.  How he could tell Paula was not being satisfied.  How many times he had asked her what he could do to make it better and how many times she laid there in silence with no answer.  His sexual ego was being bruised in private and now in public.  He couldn’t handle it.  His college conquest of winning Paula over Christine had merely been her trying to live up to the traditions of the world, the traditions of her family.  And not because he was spectacular or that she truly loved him.  He would not let this truism get out.  ‘Man up’…’Man up’ the voice in his head whispered.  He stepped in front of Paula separating their gaze.

“Christine, do you not know that I will fuckin’ kill you.  You dyke!”  Arthur was so angry that his lips were barely moving as he was shouting.  The veins in his neck were protruding like the redness in his face.  “Leave my wife alone! Did you hear that she’s my wife!  She will never choose you over her family!  Never!  You fuckin’ cunt-loving bitch!  You people prey on innocent people like Paula. Just like your daughter that I had to go over and find fucking my daughter today.  Leave my house right now!”

Glen and Clay looked shocked hearing about their sister.  It started to become clear as to why Paula had made her walk home.

Christine stepped around him, “Paula!  Tell me you don’t love me.  Tell me don’t ever want to see again. Tell me and I will go”

“She doesn’t have to tell you anything!” Arthur exclaimed.