“She doesn’t listen when I talk to her but just ask me questions I can’t answer now and when I don’t give her a definite answer she would end up doing what she wants to do,” Dimitri said frustrated by his wife’s behavior to him.
“It’s like she gets stubborn every time she hangs out with that Daniella and I don’t like it one bit,” he told Aiden.
It has been almost thirty minutes since Dimitri walked into Aiden’s home without any prior notice to him about his arrival and has not stopped talking about how irritated and angry he was with Audriana for not listening to him.
When Aiden would want to say something, Dimitri would interrupt him with another complaint and he just decided to be looking at him after about three attempts to talk.
He would sometimes pace in front of him and after a while, he sit on the sofa across from him and then back to pacing and so forth.
Aiden just watched him go to and fro and just sighs.
“You aren’t saying anything man, or arent you hearing what I have been saying for the past thirty minutes I came here?” he asked him when he was sitting on the sofa.
“Oh, so now is my turn to talk?” Aiden asked and Dimitri raised a brow at him questioningly.
“You kept talking and talking and talking and didn’t even give me the chance to respond,” he said and Dimitri sighed then ran his fingers through his hair.
He buried his face in his palms and leaned back on the chair.
“Can I talk now?” he asked.
Dimitri took his hand from his face and gave him a small nod.
“Yes, go ahead”
“Okay, now I have known you for more years than I have with my beloved Audri” he paused to see his reaction and as he expected he got a glare from his friend and he smiled.
“So as I was saying, I have known you longer and in this, I am just going to be fair and not on anyone’s side”
Dimitri nods his head as if to tell him to go ahead.
“First, you are an idiot th…”
“Dude, I thought you weren’t taking sides with anyone?” Dimitri acted on the insult his friend threw at him.
“I am not and let me complete what I am saying with no interruption.”
“If I don’t let you finish…”
“You get punched in the face, fair huh?”
“Whatever, just continue” he rolled his eyes.
“Yeah, I will. So as I was saying before you interrupted me. Second, you need to learn to treat women with respect especially the woman you like and care so much about”
“I do not like Audriana”
“Deceive yourself all you can but okay. The second time you interrupt me will end up with you getting my fist on your face, okay?”
“Go ahead”
“Third, you aren’t talking to a baby here, she is a woman and not just a woman, your wife so instead of ordering her around let her understand why she can’t do certain things that make you feel uncomfortable and that is where you both discuss it and come to an understanding,” he told him and Dimitri frowned.
“You don’t order women around like they are a two-year-old who needs to be scolded for every move they make, they are your equal. Your wife is your equal so you need to treat her like she is and not like you are above her in any way”
“Even if this is an arranged setting, if she didn’t agree to it, you wouldn’t be married to her so give her that respect”
He looked at the man sitting in front of him who was giving him advice like a professional counselor. Is this truly his friend talking to him now? Saying all these?
“If you want respect you know very well to give respect and respect yourself too. Now if you want Audriana to listen to you, you need to stop treating her like you did to the women you were once with”
“I don’t treat her badly, she just has a sharp mouth when it comes to talking back at me”
“You gave her the opportunity to do so dude. Listen, you need to treat her with respect, compliment her and mean it not throw an insult after the compliment, discuss things with her and not order her around”
“Audriana doesn’t like to be ordered around and that is what most women detest. You should make her feel like your equal, whether or not you are in a love-marriage. Discuss things with her.”
“You dislike Earl and Daniella hanging out with her, discuss it with her and for sure she would ask for a reason you want her to stop. You of all people should know women love asking questions so let her know why” he told his friend.
“Tell her the true reason why, discuss it among yourselves. Let me tell you when you start asking her opinion about things and just discussing things that might affect you both, you will see how honored and full she would be.”
“Women love that and she would, with time ask your opinion about things too and give you the respect you deserve as a husband and man of the house” Aiden shrugged.
“Then with all these, be nice to her. You wouldn’t die if you are nice to your woman and don’t tell me she isn’t because I see how you look at me when I say sweet things about her and when Earl is around her too”
“Treat her to things, be her friend if you don’t want to accept that you like her at the moment”
“I don’t like Audriana romantically, she is just okay as a person.” he shrugged.
“Whatever you say man” he leaned back a bit and looked at the ceiling then after a minute he looked back at his friend and sat up.
“Look man, all women are special but there is this one that is different. So different that she stands out from all other women you have been with” Aiden told him and he looked at him then began having flashes of the women he has been with and Audriana.
Comparing them he realizes something. The flings he had with those women went through his mind like a blur and couldn’t even remember their name except he goes online to check who they were and how long they have been together.
With Audriana it’s different. He even remembers the first time they kissed and how it ended. A small smile formed on his lips just remembering that.
Even when he took her to that afternoon date and when he stood up for her in that bus. He was happy because he saw how proud and excited she was when he did that and it made him want to protect her the more from all harm.
The cute glares she would throw in his direction and how much he could spike her.
“I know she makes you smile dude, don’t fight it,” Aiden said and he replaced his smile with a small frown.
“Whatever, I have heard all you have said”
“Dont just hear, do then and when you do all these things I said, make sure you mean it and never fake it if you truly like her, don’t fake it.”
“Thank you, Stuart, I never knew you had this much brain in you”
“Oh please, I am surprised you didn’t write down all I have been saying”
“You need to be a counselor”
“I would be a great one, right?”
“Perfecto” he kissed his hand and went to hug his friend. “Thank you man”
“It’s fine, I want the best for my mates”
“Maybe I will take her to a mini date tonight or tomorrow night”
“Your call man”
They sat on the couch and placed their legs on the table in front of them.
“I just wonder how you will tell her why she shouldn’t talk to Earl, maybe you will go like…” he cleared his throat and adjusted his tie then sat up straight.
“I do not want you with that boy Earth or whatever you call his name, because my love I am so jealous of the attention you give to him and not me,” he said in the best deep Spanish accent he could imitate and burst out laughing
.
“Haha, very funny”