Robin stood speechless again. The truth was finally breaking through.
“I hit the nail on the head, didn’t I?” Ann insisted.
“N-not exactly,” he stammered.
“What is that supposed to mean?”, she asked.
“Well, it’s complicated, see, I…”

“You know”, Ann interrupted him. “I could understand if it had all been a mistake. You didn’t know she was pregnant, then you found out and wanted to give the baby your last name cause it’s the decent thing to do. I get all that… But – if you did it just out of duty, then why keep it from me?”

“Is it because you still feel something for her?” Ann asked. Robin went speechless for the umpteenth time. Ann struggled to hold back her tears. “I don’t know why I even ask, the answer is so obvious, it’s all over your face! And your silence, it speaks louder than words.” she concluded.
“Alright”, Robin sighed. “It’s true, I still have feelings for Juliette”.

“I thought it would be enough to take responsibility for my actions, give Rowan my last name, some kind of child support and get on with my marriage, but… the moment I saw Juliette again, I realized that – well, that I, in fact, still love her.”
“Oh, my…” Ann whispered as her eyes slowly filled with tears.

Robin paused to catch his breath. He didn’t want to go on extending Ann’s suffering, he still had to ask her for a divorce, so it would be better to hurry up and get this over with.
“I should’ve told you this before, but I just couldn’t figure out on how”.
“How – how long have you been seeing her?” Ann asked in a trembling voice.
“Since I knew she had a child, that’s a few months ago.”
“A few months ago? And you’ve been lying to me all this time?”
“Ann, listen…”

“No, you listen to me!” Ann snapped. “You’re a liar and a cheater, you played me for a fool with your crazy stories about Oasis Landing, the volunteer mother and the on-demand babies…”
“Engineered. They’re engineered babies.” Robin pointed.
“Whatever, they don’t exist anyway! You don’t come from year 2054, you’re not chased by the future police and there’s no such thing as a time portal! You used that stupid fairy tale as an excuse to get away and see that woman behind my back, you – cynical playboy!”

“Hey! Would you please calm down and let me speak?”, Robin reacted. “I have an explanation for all of it, but I can’t do it if you keep yelling at me!
“What more do you have to explain? Everything is crystal clear to me”.
“Apparently it’s not”.

“See, Oasis Landing, the future, they’re not ‘a fairy tale’. You’ve seen the plumbots, the workshop to build them, the food synthesizer, the holo-computer and all the gadgets you’ve been using yourself. All this technology did not exist in your time, I brought it from the Future, a future that does exist and which, believe me, is far from idyllic. In fact, in some 20 years we will be heading for a…”

“Enough of this!” Ann exclaimed. I don’t care about the stupid future right now; all I want to know is if there has been anything between you and that woman.”
“No. I mean, yes, there has been a kiss or two, but it’s not what you’re thinking!”

“A kiss or two? So, you do have something with her! God, Rob, how could you?” Ann cried.
“I’m sorry, I never meant this to happen, I swear! See, Juliette walked away from me as soon as she found out I was married; I tried to forget her and move on; I genuinely thought it was all over between her and me, but when I saw her again, I realized I still had feelings for her, that’s why I decided to tell you”.
“A bit too late, don’t you think?” Ann sobbed.

And now it’s clear to me
That everything you see
Ain’t always what it seems (I’m wide awake)
Yeah, I was dreaming for so long…

(To be Continued)

Credits and thanks to Bee (Bmit04) for the Convo/Emotion and Adult Argument Pose Packs.

Song: Wide Awake by Katy Perry.

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