Sauntering downstairs and towards the door, which she pulled opened, she was surprised.
It was indeed the pizza but, the sight of Seb's car pulling into the driveway greeted her also.
"Thank you, so much. Here's a tip". She collected the pizza from the delivery man and tipped him.
Not even bothering to acknowledge Seb's presence, who was already out of the car by now, she went back in and sat on the couch with her pizza.
She was chewing on a piece, when Seb walked in like he owned the place. Who was she kidding, he did own the place. But, he should not expect her acknowledgement after he disappeared from the face of the earth and didn't tell her.
"What the fuck, Val? I have been here for some minutes, and I don't even deserve to be greeted? Seb bellowed out, whilst angrily lossening his tie.
"Oh, and since when has that mattered? Since when has greeting you mattered, Seb? Cause, if my memory serve me well, you don't even respond when I do greet you. You just walk in, go to your study and that's all. Do not try to gaslight me into thinking I am the problem, when there's clearly stones to pick".
Fuming angrily, she stood up and headed for the bedroom. She was almost at the stairs when a hand roughly pulled her back, causing her to almost fall.
"THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU? Even when I do not reply, you still have to greet me. You can at least do that much, since you don't do anything else other than making people's hair".
"Okay, looks like you are speaking out of your ass, and I will pretend like i didn't hear the last part of your words. And for your information, your all-mighty Highness, I do not just sit around. I cook, I clean, and I look after the house whenever you decide to go on trips without calling me beforehand".
She roughly removed herself from his tight grip, and folded her arms around her chest, which was going up and down in anger. She was very annoyed with him, and he comes all in trying to play the 'you don't do anything' card? Not on her watch.
"Oh, that is your problem? Going on a business trip is the cause of these sudden and uncalled for anger? Who do you think you are? My mom? Why do I have to report my every movement to you? You are my wife and you will remain just that. You cook, you clean, you fulfill my sexual desires WHEN I WANT YOU TO. I am the dictator and the head of the family. I CALL THE FUCKING SHOTS. THIS IS MY HOUSE, BITCH! By now, Seb was yelling and she was sure their neighbours were hearing them argue.
Val was shocked. Seb had never called her the B word before, and from the slight widening of his eyes, she knew that he regretted it a little as soon as the words came out of his mouth.
"Bitch, really? I am a bitch now? Seb, me? A bitch? Wow, I am speechless. Yes, you call the shots and it is your fucking house so, welcome back, freshen up, do whatever you want and I will leave your house immediately".
Her phone in hand, she went towards the table, picked her keys, went out, slamming the door behind her, and she drove off.
Few minutes into her drive, she already regretted leaving the house like that. Guilt was clawing at her heart.
She didn't even have any location in mind. Lila would be at work and she definitely did not want to interrupt her while she was working.
There was also the option of going to her studio, but she was not in a good place mentally to attend to the files that she knew were already piled up on her desk.
Thirty minutes into driving, she pulled up beside a coffee truck. Opposite the truck was a park filled with people, most especially, children having fun.
"Here's your coffee ma'am".
"Thank you".
She collected her drink and strolled off toward the park. She spotted an empty bench and walked towars it.
She sat on the bench, sipping on her coffee, and people-watching at the same time. The view of people having fun, laughing wholeheartedly, and kids running around, brought a smile to her face.
Earlier in her relationship with Seb, she had brought up the question about kids and he brushed it off nonchalantly. She wanted kids of her own that's for sure, but she was waiting on Sebastian to be on the same page with her.
"Hello, pink lady. Why are you sitting alone? Who did you come here with?
Looking around, she saw a little girl beside her with an almost melted ice cream.
"Hey, child. Why am I the pink lady? And no, I am not here with anyone. I came on my own, I needed air".
"I am not a child, I am a big girl. My name is Kylie but you can call me Ky. And you're the pink lady because, your outfit is pink".
This child was outspoken, she would give her that. Even she herself had not notice the colour of her tank top and shorts. She took them from her closet and wore them without thinking.
"Okay, Ky. Where's your mum?
"She went to the restroom, and she asked me to wait here for her".
"Alright. Here, sit".
Val picked her up and helped her settle down on the bench right by her side. The kid was cute, with robust cheeks that were smeared by the ice cream with her.
"Why are you here all alone? And, why are you not having fun?" That was Ky as soon as she sat down.
Even a child knew she was unhappy.
"Nothing, much. Just adult issues".
"I don't wanna be an adult then, if I'd be sad".
She was about responding to her when her mum came around for her.
"Thank you so much, I was worried she would wander off".
"No worries at all, if anything, she kept me company. Bye Ky, see you around".
After they left, she decided she was ready to go home. She would stop at a restaurant to eat before going home, and would climb into bed without arguing any more.
She needed to sleep after today.