My Beautiful Forty

Fernanda

Today is not my day, honestly not really! First my job sucked. I'm about to resign and it's not long. Everything going wrong I think I shouldn't have left the house today.

Now I'm here in front of my husband's office, calling him so we can have lunch together and he doesn't answer.

"Damn it, Otávio, do you answer that fucking phone?" - I grumble already getting possessed with him.

I call his cell again and nothing. What was he doing that he couldn't take a fucking call, after all I was his wife.

I get really pissed off at him and I put my cell phone in my bag and look at my watch and amazed at Otávio's delay and he was never one to be late.

I hear the cell phone ring and before I even pick it up I smile and when I pick it up I give a sigh of frustration to see that it was not my husband but one of my daughters and not that I get along with them I just thought it was he.

"Hi Kathy, what's up?" – I ask.

- Mom, I can take your car out. - Ask my daughter.

"Kathy, I haven't even gotten home yet!" - I answer still frustrated.

- Mom, is dad there, close? – She asks me curiously.

"No, Kathy! I sigh and continue, "Where's Kam?

"Oh, she's in the room!" - She answers me and stays silent is when I hear my other daughter's voice and I'm about to ask what's going on, when she continues: - Mom and Kam, she's here next to me saying that she tried to talk to Dad and that he didn't answer.

"Did she try to call him too?" – I ask apprehensively.

- Yes mom! She just told me I didn't even know. Kathy says and I hear Kam saying she wanted to talk to me.

- Hi Mom! - Kam says worriedly.

- Hi daughter, did your sister say that you are not able to talk to your father today either? - I ask curiously, trying to know why Otávio wasn't attending to anyone today.

- I was not able to! I was supposed to ask him if he could lend me some money so we could go to the mall. - She talks to me and keeps saying, - And I was worried when he didn't answer. - Kam is silent and then continues saying: - Mom, why didn't Dad answer my call?

- Daughter, I don't know, since this is the first time this has happened! I take a long breath and keep saying, "He's not even listening to me."

"And now, I'm worried, or rather, we're worried. - Kam speaks.

- You and your sister calm down and don't worry I'm here in front of your father's office and as soon as I find out what happened I'll call you, ok!

"Okay, Mom, send him a kiss!" - She asks me.

- You can leave and you and your sister behave, huh. "I wish I knew what two teenage girls could drive me almost crazy, let me tell you.

"Okay, Kathy and I are not going to fight! "She jokes and I know she doesn't.

I say goodbye to them laughing and hang up. My daughters are what I love most in this world. Thank God we are well connected. The twins took almost nothing from me, but from their father.

Ah Otávio was my love as a teenager, with him I lost my virginity and soon we decided to get married and that was wonderful. Our families knew each other and were so happy that we got married and soon I got pregnant, so my marriage was perfect.

I decide to get out of the car and enter the accounting office, greeting everyone I see. I hadn't been here for a long time. I take the elevator and go up to the floor of Otávio's office.

When I get there I find the hallway empty and I think it's strange and I look again at the clock and realize that must be everyone should be having lunch.

And I hear moans and I get curious and I go towards where the sounds were coming from and I come face to face with a leaning door and I push it I end up getting the biggest shock of my life.

And then a thought occurs to me and he was saying "Do you believe the story of happily ever after?".

Because the scene I'm witnessing there ended up making me so proud to say that I lived a fairy tale.

And here I am! At the office door understanding why my motherfucker husband couldn't be taking any calls he was too busy fucking his new secretary. Because the old one had retired and I should have imagined something like this would happen when he kept praising her, a lot.

The shock I got was so great that I practically froze that when I woke up from the shock I ended up dropping my bag on the floor and the noise made.

That's when he sees me standing there and quickly takes the woman off him and I stand there watching him zip up her pants and I just say:

"Oh, now I understand, why you couldn't answer your family's calls. Were you too busy with the piranha here? - I say pointing to her who was fixing her clothes.

"Love isn't that what you're thinking?" He says quickly.

- Are you sure? - I make fun of him and look at the tramp and say ironically: - I hope you had fun!

- Madam Fernanda, that's not what you're thinking! "She repeats the same thing my husband said, or rather my ex. Because I can definitely say that I am a separate woman.

"I just need to know one thing!" Ah how long have you been cheating on me Otávio? - I say even too calm I think.

"It was the first time and the last time!" He says as if that would make a difference.

- I do not believe you! - And it was the truth, the trust I had in him had just died at that moment.

- My love is the purest truth, you have to trust me! - He says all fervent.

- Otávio, please don't call me love! - I practically scream and look at his lover and say: - I would like to be alone with my ex-husband! - I say looking at him who looks at me shocked.

"I am your husband!" - He says practically screaming and came fast wanting to touch me and I just let go of his disgusting hands.

"Get your hands off me!" - I ask almost screaming.

- Listen to me, I love you! - He asks.

"No, you don't!" If you love me like you said, you wouldn't have betrayed me! - I answer.

"We've been married for nearly twenty years, it happened!" "He defends himself like it's normal.

"You yourself just said that we've been married for almost twenty years and from now on we're not. - I answer.

- What are you trying to say? He says in a panicked voice.

"For God's sake, you understood what I said!" "I wanted to slap him."

- No! You don't understand Fe I need you! He says desperately.

"Didn't need me until five minutes ago when I was over there fucking in your chair with your whore. - I say shrugging my shoulders.

"I told you it was just a slipup. - He goes back to defending and I look up asking for patience I didn't have anymore.

- As I said before and I say it again, I want a divorce! - Otávio looks at me like I'm crazy.

- No, no! I don't want to divorce you! he protests and places his disgusting hands on me and grips my arms tightly.

- You have nothing to want, Otávio. - I say firmly and continue to say: - Let go of me, Otávio, you're hurting me!

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you!" - He tells me taking his hands off me.

- Otávio, I want a divorce! - I ask again with patience running out.

Fernanda

I could see in his eyes how shocked he was to hear the word divorce and knew I had to prepare for a long battle.

- I love you! - He says.

"Nice way of demonstrating, don't you think?" - I replied sarcastically. I didn't have cockroach blood.

- Fernanda won't happen again! - He says.

- Otávio, I'm tired of hearing your lamentations and I just say one thing, I want you to pack your things and leave my house today.

"You mean our house!" - Otávio questions me and I glare at him.

- No, now it's my daughters' house and mine. - I talk.

- Fernanda listens to me... - He asks once more.

- You hear me, who can guarantee that you haven't betrayed me before? - I speak looking at him and there seeing that man who swore to love me and ended up betraying me ended up with me.

"I swear to you it was just this once." - He says desperate already.

"As I said, I don't believe it. -I answer and continue: - Now I need to leave and you when you get to my house, your things will already be in the bags. - With that I leave his room hearing him call me and I didn't look back and when I get to his whore's table I just answer: - Now he's all yours!

- Madam Fernanda, forgive me! - she asks me

- To forgive? - I give a sarcastic laugh and answer, - Get out of my way if you don't want to be plucked. I threaten her and she leaves me.

I leave that floor with my head held high and when I stop in front of the elevator my eyes are already full of tears and when the doors open and there is no one inside and when the doors are closing the tears I was holding started to fall.

When I get to the ground floor I leave quickly without talking to anyone and I go towards my car and cry again and stay like that for a long time.

I hear my car window slam and I just turn to see who it is. Otávio was there calling me and the only thing I do is start the car and leave.

Honestly I don't know how I got home and when I entered I found my girls playing and when they saw my condition they started talking:

"Mother, what happened?" - Asks Kam worriedly.

And I look at them and I see how beautiful they are and identical twins. People were confused who was who! I never had problems identifying who Katherine and kamille were.

- Mother answers! - Kathy asks and didn't know how to say it and I took a deep breath and replied:

- Don't worry about your dad he was very busy and he's doing great! - I talk.

"So if he's fine, why are you crying?" - Asks Kam looking without understanding anything.

"Because your father..." I say trying to control the crying and I get angry with myself for not controlling myself.

- What did he do? - They ask together and if the situation wasn't so serious I would have laughed.

"He was having sex with the new secretary!" I release it at once and she looks at me shocked.

"Are you sure, mother!" – Asks the shocked kam.

'The worst I have!' Since I saw them having sex in the office. - I answer firmly and I saw her eyes fill with tears.

- And what did you do? – Ask Kathy.

"As of today, your father doesn't sleep here anymore!" - Loose.

- What? - They practically scream and say, - Where is he going to sleep?

I knew it was difficult for them to assimilate what was happening! They had a true adoration for their father and seeing how sad they were I reply:

"He should think about that before he betrayed me and let one thing be clear!" - I take a deep breath and finish saying: - I asked for a divorce.

"More... Mother!" - Protests to Kam.

- There's no such thing as more mother... It's decided and that's final! - I talk and look at Kathy and she was silent and I go to my room and when I get there I get my travel bags and I put everything that was his.

And it was like that for an hour and when I finally finished, I go down the stairs with my bags and my daughters come and help me and I just say:

"If you want to talk to your father, that's fine with me!" But he doesn't live here anymore. - I finish.

- Where do you want us to take the bags? – Ask Kathy.

- Daughter, your father is coming to get you, don't worry! Just give it to him!

"What if he asks for you?" – Ask Kam.

- Tell him that next week my lawyer will enter into a contract. - I say and say: - And loves, take the opportunity to go out with my car and have fun and get the card here and take it for you to spend.

I go to my purse and take my wallet and give them my card and as they already know the password so it's easy.

- I only ask that you wait for your father to come and deliver his things and you can leave! - I give each one a kiss and say: - And don't worry, I'll be fine! I just need some time alone.

I say goodbye to them hearing them call me and I get to my room and lock it and go straight to the shower, take off my clothes and get under and feeling the hot water wet me I hug myself and sit on the floor and start crying like a child.

Two months later...

Bruno

I was very tired and couldn't wait to get to my apartment and get a few hours' sleep. I must just be getting old. I was here looking at the confusion at Guarulhos airport with people coming in and out of São Paulo.

I was out here waiting for my driver to arrive and it doesn't take long and I see my car arriving and soon it stops and my driver, called Sandro, gets out of it.

'Mr Bruno, whenever you want we can go.' - This is my driver.

- Come on, Sandro! - I agree and get in the car. I just arrived in São Paulo and I couldn't wait to eat something homemade. Sandro opens the door for me and I go in and then he closes it and then we're heading to my apartment.

- Sir, how was the trip? he asks me.

- My friend, tiring as ever and I couldn't wait to get home. I tell him he laughs.

- You need a vacation. - He tells me and I agree.

"It's a shame no one thinks I need it. I say in frustration.

"Didn't you get anyone to help you?" - Sandro refers to the fact that I don't have a competent assistant to help me with matters.

- So far nothing, each one that is hired doesn't last even a week.

- Is not strange? -Sandro suddenly asks me.

- What? – I ask curiously.

"Sir, I'm sorry for what I'm going to tell you. – He says a little apprehensively.

- You can speak Sandro! - I ask him and I even feel better to hear what he was saying.

"Sir, I'm sorry! - He says pausing and continues talking: - Something else must be going wrong, so that no assistant stops at work.

- You're right! I hadn't thought of that! "I agree and keep trying to remember how long an assistant lasted.

- So sir, as you are well known in the business even of fashion and among other branches. – He comments.

- It is true! I pause and keep saying, "The weirdest thing about the ads we put out are lingerie fashion and women like that.

- I know even my wife likes the lingerie you guys produce! - He laughs and is embarrassed by what he said and says: - I'm sorry sir! – Sandro says.

- You're welcome! Sandro Angelica is right, if you like our models, you can tell her that there will be a line of new models and I want to know her opinion about it! - I sincerely ask I would really like to know the opinion on the new product and I keep saying, - Now the question is what should I do about it?

'You must rest first and then you will sort it out!'

- Yes, you're right, Sandro!- I agree and continue to say: -' As soon as I get some sleep, I'll solve this soon.

- That, sir, rest! He says agreeing with me. Soon I lean back in the car seat and end up sleeping and my sleep was dreamless.

Half an hour later...

- Sir! "I hear him call me. And I'm waking up from a heavy sleep. I felt like my eyes were almost closing again I was so tired. - Lord, wake up!

- Sorry! - I speak without grace and keep saying: - Thank you, Sandro! I need to get out of this car soon or I end up dozing again.

- No problem, you are really tired. - He says and I thank him again and he comes to my side and we wait for the elevator to arrive and when it arrives we get in them and go to my floor.

When we arrive in front of my apartment, the door opens and I find myself face to face with no one else and none other than my mother. I look at Sandro and he shrugs as if to say it wasn't his fault that she was there waiting for me.

"Oh my son come in, he is so haggard and so thin. - She says and I look again at Sandro and I roll my eyes and ask for patience to put up with Miss Perola.

"Mother, what are you doing here?" – I ask curiously.

- My son, I missed you so much! - She says all happy and I without realizing I let out a groan of frustration I loved my mother but she always showed up and most of the time it was to know when I would meet a good woman and also when I would visit her and it had been a month since I didn't go to your house.

My mother decided to live in the interior of São Paulo, along with my father and they always said that the place they lived was always a paradise and I must agree with that.

- Mom, I was missing you too, but let's face it, what are you doing here, really? I question her and she just rolls her eyes knowing exactly what she wanted to know.

"Like I said, I missed you so much!" - She says and continues: - And you haven't visited me in a long time and it seems you don't know that saying if Mohammed doesn't go to the mountain, the mountain goes to Mohammed.

"Mom, I'm really sorry!" But these days are being very busy! - I comment without humor.

- I know that, my son! - She says opening a beautiful smile that my father said was just seeing her for the first smiling while reading a book he fell completely in love with her.

- And where's Dad? – I ask curiously.

- It's not that he decided to make a cake for you in the kitchen! "She's barely finished speaking when my father appears and there was a man I admired most in the world.

My father was now retired and had always been very fond of writing poetry and verses. But his profession was an accountant and look how great he was in doing my accounting.

- Well, well, who decided to get home! - My father Arthur plays with me as usual and I laugh and give him a hug. He was really missing them both. And soon I feel my mother's arms hugging me and oddly enough I felt at peace to see them so close to me.

When we parted I noticed that my mother was wiping her eyes, she is very emotional. My mother was always like that, she was such a kind and caring woman and also very loving and I loved her very much.

- How are you, father? - Greeting him.

"I'm fine and we miss our son!" He also catches my eye and I laugh.

- As I was saying, Mom, I didn't have time to visit you. - I answer still awkwardly.

- Calm down my son, we understand that you've been a bit rushed because of these crazy events.

- Dad, if it was just these events, everything would be fine! – I comment tiredly.

"You don't want to go take a shower first, son! - My mother speaks.

"Yes, I do, and I'll be right back for coffee with you." I say and give each of them a kiss and head towards my room. And when I get there I see that my suitcase was already there and I laugh. Sandro came and brought the suitcase and I take my cell phone from my pocket and call him and he answers quickly:

- Ready sir!

"Sandro didn't need to bring my suitcase to my room. - I talk.

"Lord, it's my duty!" - He says.

- It is not! Next time, man, let me bring the suitcase to the bedroom. - The warning.

"Sir, it's no bother. - He says.

- I know that is not. - I answer and say: - Now go home and don't show up for me until tomorrow!

"Sir, your parents are here!" - He told me.

- I know that! And don't worry they'll sleep over here! - I replied reassuringly.

'Are you sure?' – He asks a little apprehensively.

- Yes, I have, go rest that tomorrow I have to go to the company.

"Okay, whatever you want!" - He says and I thank him and I go to the bathroom where I take off my clothes and put them in the basket my mother gave me as a gift to put the dirty clothes. I turn on the shower and stand inside letting the water fall over my shoulders wanting all the stress to go away which was a hard

thing to do.