Jessie heaved a sigh as she placed the glass of wine in her mouth. She sighed again when she dropped it on the table. 'If it wasn't for Mark, I don't think I would be surviving today. I don't think my family will ever be where they are today. My mama and Bev; Mark sponsored her tuition fees. The least I can do right now is to obey him and do what he wants. You know, I didn't get to finish school because my parents couldn't afford it. Mark believed I would do the right thing, and he also loved me." She flashed her diamond ring in her friend's face. "Look at that. I am the luckiest girl alive. I can't believe someone would love a girl like me."
"I understand, girl, but if he loves and believes in you, then he has to help you reach for the stars." He shouldn't be restricting you like that and putting the pressure of becoming a good wife and mother on you. Look, Jessie," she said, placing her hand on her friend's shoulder.
"I don't want you to regret anything. I don't want you to wake up one day and cry that you didn't achieve anything you have worked so hard for. You have always tried to be that perfect girl for Mark for as long as I can remember. You never even cry in front of him or feel sad. You have to put yourself first and not be afraid to lose a man. Alright? Talk to him tonight and see how it goes. If he decides you should pursue your dreams and help you with them, then he is the man for you. But if he is ignorant about it and wants you to be a stay-at-home mom and wife, then please, dear, run! Because he will ruin you."
Taylor sighed. "You know, I love you and I want the best for you." Jessie nodded as her friend spoke. She felt scared on the inside. Throughout her years of dating Mark, she has always been perfect for him. He's always wearing those classy sexy dresses, so he won't look out. She always satisfies his needs and wants and always tries to make his friends and family members like her. She was becoming someone she was not.
Maybe her friend was right. She will have to talk to Mark about it. She would have to tell him how she felt and how uncomfortable it would be if she breathed the same air with him for years in the same house without achieving her dreams. She would be terrified and damaged, and she might not be able to cope with the rules anymore.
Jessie doesn't want that. She had always looked at Mark as the man she would always love, not because of the way he had helped shape her life, but because of the way he had been true to her since the day they met. He was a good man and had been. Jessie would never doubt him because he had shown that he could be trusted and true, and if he claimed he loved her, then he had to help with her dreams of becoming a famous musician.
"Hey." Taylor tapped Jessie a little. "What are you thinking about?" she asked. Jessie's eyes were wider than before. It was as if she had been woken from a terrible dream.
"What?"
"I have been calling you for a few now, but it seemed like your mind was gone somewhere else."
"I am fine, Tay. I was just thinking about what you said earlier. You're right. I have worked so much for this dream and if he loved me, he would change the list and support my dreams too. I will talk to him tonight about everything and how uncomfortable I am with this whole housewife thing."
Taylor nodded as she finished her drink. "I am proud of the woman you are becoming, and I know Mark would also know that you are a gem. You're prettier than the carat diamond on your finger." Jessie giggled as she watched her friend speak those beautiful words right out of her mouth. Taylor has always been supportive of her rights from childhood to now. She was always there to comfort her and help in any way she could.
She wasn't able to finish college either. She had the chance to, but she pursued her dreams. Even though her parents had banned her from going after tequila and parties, Taylor wouldn't listen. She wanted her name up there. She wanted to be known for the talent she possessed. For all the good things she could do with her hands and without her family's help. She was a woman of her own. She wouldn't let anyone take that away from her, and that was what Jessie respected the most about her.
Although her parents were rich, Taylor felt she would fail herself if she were to go back to her home to look into the eyes of the people who didn't believe in her. The same people who had always seen her as a disappointment and a woman who would never achieve anything without the help of her family.
Jessie had always told her to go back home. Not because she was accepting what Taylor's parents said but because she felt forgiveness would take anyone to a great place. Taylor was stubborn and had always been that way.