Chapter 102 - I Want A Divorce

Jasmine

"I will stay as long as you want me to be here." Saphira smiled at Benjamin.

Fine, if this is what he wants. He can have it that way, I thought. Lynn looked at me and I had a feeling that she knew exactly what was going on.

I pretended that I was just fine throughout the game. Benjamin and I hadn't shared a word all evening, when he announced that the both of us, would be going to our bedroom. 

I followed Benjamin up the stairs unwillingly. I went to the bathroom and took a shower. When I climbed into the bed, Benjamin was already under the covers.

I laid myself down on the far edge of the bed, with my back to my husband. "Come." Benjamin said. I sighed.

"I don't feel like sleeping in your arms right now." I told him.  He said nothing for a while "You are to sleep in my arms in any case." He demanded.

I sighed again, showing my unwillingness and turned around to him. He was bare-chested and opened up his arms.

I placed my head on his chest and he wrapped his arms around me. "Goodnight my wife." He simply said.

To be fair; I could hardly sleep. I threatening him with a divorce. Would I really follow through on that, now that he had made clear that Saphira was not leaving and he would not surrender to my commands?!

I guessed so…

Benjamin

I woke up with my wife in my arms. Her hair smelled like honey and vanilla combined. Having her in my arms, was the closest I had ever felt to being in heaven.

Her body felt warm against my chin. I knew she wasn't that keen on sleeping in my arms last night, but that was exactly why I once introduced that rule in the first place. Having physical closeness was very important as a couple, because it mellows you down towards one another.

I looked at her. Her eyes were closed and her sweet lips, were slightly parted. I softly brushed my lips to hers and got out of bed.

Today I had another meeting with me grandfather and the president of the United States. My grandfather had led a war within the house of Saud and had told me that he had captured several people already.

He had found out that one of my uncles was behind this all, and thus his whole family had been arrested.

Our country was not for the weak of heart, because betrayal meant death penalty.

I got dressed in a hurry and put on a slim fit grey suit, with a white blouse. My eyes were still a little red when I looked into the mirror. Jasmine had no idea how much hold she had on me. She did not understand how much her words impacted me either.

Today I would face things head on. I did not like hiding like this. I felt like a coward. MY grandfather and I would have to discuss my arrival back home to Saudi and we would have to plan a coronation.

To be honest, I never held much interest in becoming sultan. To be king meant giving up your own life and your own identity. Giving up your hopes and dreams and replacing those with the hopes and dreams of your nation.

Over the past several days something in me had changed and I think I was more ready now, than I ever was before.

Walking into the office, I saw a new vase filled with wild flowers. Let's hope these will stay whole during the next conversation.

Two guards had followed me and stood in the room, against the window. A servant, an old man, with grey hair, was tuning in to the meeting for me. "Can I offer you something to drink your highness?" The maid offered me.

"A coffee please." I nodded to her.

The screen switched on and I saw that my grandfather appeared on the screen. He was sitting in a black leather chair, fumbling with his prayer beads.

"Grandfather, may God be with you." I greeted him. "My son, may the favor of God be upon you." He greeted me in return.

Saphira

I stood in the shower, trying to think through a good plan to drive a wedge between Jasmine and Benjamin.

I seemed to be on a roll here. Jasmine clearly wanted me gone and Benjamin openly refused her. I believed it was all working according to plan.

Jasmine just needed a little nudge to start fighting with him. Next week, Lynn and I were supposed to have our finals. We had made plans with our high school to have the exams proctored from here. I guessed that this was the best way to get Benjamin's attention.

He would never refuse to teach a soul. I understood that he was her teacher when they met. Benjamin spending time with would probably tick her off, but I hoped that if he would teach me, she would explode.

I walked up to Lynn's room. "Hey Lynn." I said as I opened the door. Lynn was sitting on her bed, listing to music.

"I thought of something…" I started to say. Lynn unplugged her ear buds, so she could hear me. "Oh, hey." She said. "I did not hear you, what did you say?" She apologized.  "Don't we have like three tests coming up next week?" I sighed.

Lynn seemed to think. "Y-yeah… ugh…" She said. "I don't understand why they would not just give us a break in circumstances that these." She shrugged.

"Can you maybe explain the equations from mathematics to me. I keep doing them wrong." I muttered. I knew pretty well that this was the subject she sucked at, more than I did.

Lynn pouted her lips. "I really don't get those either." She said as she let her self fall onto the bed.

Lynn brought her hands to her eyes.

"Maybe we should ask our brother to help us." Lynn said, walking right into my plan.

"Probably a better idea, I agree." I said, internally smiling.

"I'm so glad Jasmine was alright." I started to say to Lynn. "Yeah, I heard something about finding her at a diner or something. Was she really working as a waitress? That seemed a little odd to me." Lynn frowned.

"Yup, she was though." I raised the palm of my hands to show that I did not know either. Lynn blew out sharply. "It is still so early in the morning…" She sighed.

"Would Ben be up?" She seemed to think out loud. "I think I heard him in the conference room." I said hoping she would offer to go there together.

I was in luck. "Let's check that out." Lynn said as she got off bed.

Lynn led the way to where Benjamin was. He was just pouring himself a glass of alcohol. Why would he drink that early? Did he always do so?

"Good morning bro." Lynn cheered. "Morning ladies." Benjamin half-smiled at us. He looked absolutely stunning in that grew suit, that clung neatly to his body. Oh.. How I longed for him.

"We need help." Lynn said straight to the point. "They want us to have the exams here… and well.. we are clueless on several subjects." She admitted.

Benjamin turned his glass around and seemed to ponder his reaction. Would he be weighing Jasmine's feelings?

"I don't know really." Ben said in a tight voice. Yes.. that was definitely the case. "I think it would be best if I spend some more time with my wife today." He said a little bit reluctant. "Oh, that is okay… we could watch films on the internet that would explain it all." I said trying to come off as understanding.

Benjamin sighed heavily and stroke his hands through his hair. "No, never mind…" He sighed. "I will do it." He promised.

"Get your things ready and I'll meet you at the dining table in a bit." He said.

I followed Lynn out the room. Our books were brought here yesterday and we carried them to the Livingroom.

Jasmine

I woke up alone and was a little cold. I climbed in the shower to warm up a bit. As I got dressed I thought of everything I had told him last night.

I realized that I had to follow through on it, or else he would never take me seriously again. Of course I did not want to part from him, he was my husband and although I never dreamed of marriage, he was the only one I would want to be married to.

I went to the stairs and the first thing I heard were the voices of Ben, Saphira and Lynn.

"No… not like that silly." He snickered, while he stood behind Saphira. He was hovering above her a little, while writing something on a paper, that laid before her on the table.

This was exactly what I had warned him about. Did he need to be this close to her?

"Ben…" I said and he immediately looked up to the stairs. "Can I speak to you upstairs?" I asked him trying to remain calm. "In a bit." He said not looking up to me.

"No, now." I told him. "A half an hour max." He said as if he could bargain with me.

"Now." I said Icey.

He looked up to me. His eyes were warning me to not make a scene.  "Fine, if you don't want to come, I'll let you know right now." I said. Lynn and Saphira were looking at me as well… There was something in Saphira's eyes…

"I want a divorce.." I blurted out.