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first bad idea.”
Jason spoke calmly into the phone. “Whoa, whoa, wait a moment. You don’t know a thing about Janine or what kind of a person she is. I had no choice but to ask Janine to watch her because I had to leave on short notice and she was kind enough to help me out. I’m sure I’ll hear that this wasn’t a great vacation for her either.”
“I don’t need to meet the woman to know her kind,” Debbie said, sniffing indignantly. “Why didn’t you call my mother or the Johnsons? They could have taken Crystal. She’s a fifteen-year-old, for god’s sake, she doesn’t need a babysitter. And she doesn’t need your girlfriend, whom she loathes, to be her babysitter.”
“Look, Debbie, I’m doing the best I can. It doesn’t help when you tell Crystal that Janine was the reason our marriage fell apart. I’ve spared her the real reason for the breakup. I wasn’t the one who had an affair and decided to pack up and move three thousand miles away to live with the man. Don’t try to use Crystal to ease your guilty conscience.”
“Don’t give me that BS, Jason. You were seeing that bitch the whole time we were married. You and I both know it!”
Oh no, here we go again, he thought. The fact that I hadn’t even met Janine until Debbie was in North Dakota won’t matter because she’d just justify her actions with fantasies. “Is there anything else, Debbie?” he sighed as if he had just lost a seven-round boxing match.
“As a matter of fact, there is,” she answered. “I need you to send me more money. I think five thousand will do for now.”
Jason raised his hands in frustration. “Five thousand? What is that for? I’ve sent you your three-thousand-a-month alimony religiously even though I’m raising Crystal and pay all her expenses. Why should I send you five thousand more? I thought Dave was killing it in the oil business there. What happened?”
“Dave’s business is none of yours. If you don’t send the money, I’ll take you back to court. I know you’re making more money than when we split up, and either way you’ll have to hire an attorney and it will cost you more than five thousand dollars to fight me.”
Jason pulled the retractable handle out of his suitcase and headed toward the exit. “We’ve already settled everything in our divorce, and at this point, going back to court would be a waste of time and money, but if that’s what you’re determined to do, I’m warning you, I won’t roll over.”
She snarled at him through the phone. “We’ll just see about that!”
“Debbie, while we’re on the phone, I need to know what you’ve decided for this summer,” he said in a determined voice. “Crystal gets out of school in six weeks and wants to come stay with you. Are you going to let her?”
Her whole tone changed and she lowered her voice, speaking in a condescending manner. “I’ve discussed that with Dave and he doesn’t feel comfortable around children, so no, she won’t be coming to stay with me. I’ll fly out there in a couple of months and visit with her.”
Jason stopped and adjusted his grip on his suitcase, shifting it to his left hand. “Oh, that’s really big of you to find the time to visit your daughter. And since when is a fifteen-year-old a child?”
“Quit trying to guilt me out, Jason. I do everything for Crystal. Good try changing the subject. You better send me the money or you’ll hear from my lawyer.”
Click
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Pulling his suitcase, Jason stuck the phone in his pocket and continued heading for the airport exit. Why do I let her keep pushing my buttons? If she keeps demanding this, I’m going to tell her to go stick that five grand where the sun doesn’t shine. I’m tired of her trying to play the victim and extorting money from me.
As he exited the San Jose Airport into the bright sunlight, Janine pulled up to the curb in her white BMW sports coup. She popped open the trunk and pushed opened the passenger door.
Throwing
Jason spoke calmly into the phone. “Whoa, whoa, wait a moment. You don’t know a thing about Janine or what kind of a person she is. I had no choice but to ask Janine to watch her because I had to leave on short notice and she was kind enough to help me out. I’m sure I’ll hear that this wasn’t a great vacation for her either.”
“I don’t need to meet the woman to know her kind,” Debbie said, sniffing indignantly. “Why didn’t you call my mother or the Johnsons? They could have taken Crystal. She’s a fifteen-year-old, for god’s sake, she doesn’t need a babysitter. And she doesn’t need your girlfriend, whom she loathes, to be her babysitter.”
“Look, Debbie, I’m doing the best I can. It doesn’t help when you tell Crystal that Janine was the reason our marriage fell apart. I’ve spared her the real reason for the breakup. I wasn’t the one who had an affair and decided to pack up and move three thousand miles away to live with the man. Don’t try to use Crystal to ease your guilty conscience.”
“Don’t give me that BS, Jason. You were seeing that bitch the whole time we were married. You and I both know it!”
Oh no, here we go again, he thought. The fact that I hadn’t even met Janine until Debbie was in North Dakota won’t matter because she’d just justify her actions with fantasies. “Is there anything else, Debbie?” he sighed as if he had just lost a seven-round boxing match.
“As a matter of fact, there is,” she answered. “I need you to send me more money. I think five thousand will do for now.”
Jason raised his hands in frustration. “Five thousand? What is that for? I’ve sent you your three-thousand-a-month alimony religiously even though I’m raising Crystal and pay all her expenses. Why should I send you five thousand more? I thought Dave was killing it in the oil business there. What happened?”
“Dave’s business is none of yours. If you don’t send the money, I’ll take you back to court. I know you’re making more money than when we split up, and either way you’ll have to hire an attorney and it will cost you more than five thousand dollars to fight me.”
Jason pulled the retractable handle out of his suitcase and headed toward the exit. “We’ve already settled everything in our divorce, and at this point, going back to court would be a waste of time and money, but if that’s what you’re determined to do, I’m warning you, I won’t roll over.”
She snarled at him through the phone. “We’ll just see about that!”
“Debbie, while we’re on the phone, I need to know what you’ve decided for this summer,” he said in a determined voice. “Crystal gets out of school in six weeks and wants to come stay with you. Are you going to let her?”
Her whole tone changed and she lowered her voice, speaking in a condescending manner. “I’ve discussed that with Dave and he doesn’t feel comfortable around children, so no, she won’t be coming to stay with me. I’ll fly out there in a couple of months and visit with her.”
Jason stopped and adjusted his grip on his suitcase, shifting it to his left hand. “Oh, that’s really big of you to find the time to visit your daughter. And since when is a fifteen-year-old a child?”
“Quit trying to guilt me out, Jason. I do everything for Crystal. Good try changing the subject. You better send me the money or you’ll hear from my lawyer.”
Click
.
Pulling his suitcase, Jason stuck the phone in his pocket and continued heading for the airport exit. Why do I let her keep pushing my buttons? If she keeps demanding this, I’m going to tell her to go stick that five grand where the sun doesn’t shine. I’m tired of her trying to play the victim and extorting money from me.
As he exited the San Jose Airport into the bright sunlight, Janine pulled up to the curb in her white BMW sports coup. She popped open the trunk and pushed opened the passenger door.
Throwing
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