You always have to start early with drinking, just so by the end of the night, you’re hammered as hell. Which doesn’t always have to be a bad thing. Lovely to meet you, I’m Debby!
Brandon walked through the empty and dark hallway of the upstairs of his house. The sound of his footsteps echoed through the bare space. He passed the door of his bedroom and saw Tana just sitting on the bed, and staring off, in a trance of sadness. He continued to the end of the hallway, where his youngest son, Henry was crying. He opened the door and walked over to the crib that containing the upset boy. Brandon looked into his teary eyes and said, "What's wrong bud- come here." He lifted him out of the crib and sat down on the rocking chair with Henry in his lap. Henry's crying came to a slow and the only sound left lingering in the room was his quiet little sobs. "How about I sing to you before you go to sleep, okay?" Brandon said as he held him close. Henry gave a little nod, and Brandon started singing Henry's favorite song- Free Fallin'. "It's a long day, livin' in Resada, there's a freeway, runnin' through the yard. And I'm a bad boy, cause I don't even miss her. I'm a bad boy, for breakin' her heart. And I'm free- free fallin'." Brandon looked down to hear his breathing at a normal pace, and his eyes shut, sleeping peacefully. He walked back over to the crib and kissed his forehead peacefully before laying him back down.
Brandon tried to close his eyes and go to sleep. He tried to ignore the tension that lingered in the room. And he tried to forget about all of his problems, for just one night of sleep. But he couldn't. "Tana you should go to bed." He said, suggesting that she lay down and turn off the light. The room was quiet for a moment. She suddenly said, 'How can I go to bed and get a good night of sleep when my marriage, the one thing in my life that used to be perfect, is falling apart? How can you sit there and ignore everything that's going on between us Brandon?" Brandon quickly turned over and faced the woman with tears in her eyes. "You think I'm ignoring our problems? Tana, it's the only I think about everyday. I think about what I can do to fix it, I think about how I can make it better, I think about our kids, and how they think we love each other. But look at us Tana, this isn't love. All we do is fight, and when were not fighting, were ignoring each other. It's unbearable to watch you fall apart like this.."
Tana sat on the edge of the bed and swallowed hard after what Brandon said. "I want to fight for this Tana, I do.." Brandon said to her. He looked at Tana, who was now crying. He wanted to comfort her, to hug her, to hold her in his arms. But he couldn't. It felt like she was living in a separate world, so far away. "If you think we don't love each other, than I don't think I'm willing to fight for this." Tana said quietly. Brandon sighed. "You know I love you, it's just been- hard to lately because your shutting me out Tana." He said to her in the same tone. She shook her head and said, "No, no you're- you..you moved us out to London in the blink of an eye and think everything is going to be fine. I need time Brandon. I need time to think about how we're going to deal with this marriage because I don't know how much longer I can pretend everything will be fine. It's not fine for me, and it's not okay to put on an act for our children. It's just not okay." Her tone was raised this time and she was struggling to talk through her sobs.
Brandon sat there for a moment, stunned at her words. "Okay." He said with a nod. "I agree with you. But I want you to know I love you Tana, and I know things aren't where they need to be right now, and I know things are tense. But we don't need to tell the kids, they're to young. Let's not jump to conclusions." Tana stared at him for a moment. "Fine, whatever." She said, then laid down facing the opposite wall. Brandon reached over to hit the light switch, and closed his eyes to go to sleep. They laid there for a good five minutes. Tana quietly whispered, "I- love you too Brandon." Brandon let a small smile spread upon his face and he reached over and grabbed her hand.
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