The Solider Husband - Chapter 630

10 June, Matthew’s Villa, City K

Stilling his reaction, not to let Dominic know he was shocked, Matthew said “What is happening Dominic?”

Dominic sitting on a chair opposite Lexi and Matthew, sat there saying nothing, so Matthew said “Come over and sit with your Mummy and I, while we talk.  Just remember to…”

“Be careful and not bump Mummy.  Daddy Matthew I know and am not that silly.”

Within a minute Dominic was settled, and Lexi had carefully folded him into her arms to give Dominic a hug.  Matthew, using his left arm, encircled both his wife and son.  It was clear to them both due to Dominic’s sobs, he was extremely upset.  Lexi turned her head and looked directly into Matthew’s eyes before whispering “We need to let him cry this out.”

Matthew nodded in confirmation, and carefully kept the two of them in his arms while Dominic continued to cry.  After a few minutes, Dominic’s sobs stopped and he gentle pulled back, being careful of Lexi.  As he did so, Lexi said “Are you ready to talk to us now?”

“I do not want to Mummy,” came the determined reply.

Matthew quietly said “Dominic, whatever happened is upsetting you.  Your Mummy and I cannot help you if you do not talk to us.”

“Stop telling me what to do Daddy Matthew,” snapped Dominic.

“We are not doing that Dominic.  But we want to understand what has you upset because at least we can help you deal with that,” came the calm reply from Matthew, having felt Lexi tense in his arms.

“Why should I?”

“Have you heard people say a problem shared is a problem halved?”

Dominic looked at Matthew, confused.  Matthew continued “It is a saying I heard in various countries when I have been there for work, and your Mummy has heard it as well.”

Lexi nodded and said, “I have.”  Taking the opening Matthew created she continued “It means when you talk about something that is bothering you, it can help you deal with it.”

“But why does it have to be you?” came Dominic’s question in a less angry and aggressive tone.

“At the moment, Dominic, your Mummy and I are the people with you.  We know that you are upset and angry about things, hence why you just cried and why something happened at school.  We already know that some people have problems with you still being at the school because of my job, but…”

“My classmates ever since we came and visited think you job is cool Daddy Matthew.”

Matthew laughed.  That was as he expected.  Children were always impressed when they visited any military base and had a tour.

“Not what I think your Daddy Matthew was meaning.”

“I know Mummy.”  Dominic paused and said, “Promise me Mummy, Daddy Matthew that you will not get angry at me.”

Lexi nodded and Matthew said, “Yes Dominic, we both promise you that.”

Dominic moved on the chaise lounge, so he was sitting looking at Lexi and Matthew before he said “As I was waiting for my friends to arrive at school this morning, inside the school gate I heard some a.d.u.l.ts talking about how evil the police were in targeting an innocent woman.  They also were mean towards Uncle John.”

Dominic paused for a few seconds, tears threatening to break through before he said, “That is not Uncle John, and I loudly said that that was mean to talk about my Uncle John like that.  That upset the a.d.u.l.ts talking outside the school gate, who told me that I had no business interrupting a.d.u.l.t discussions.  One of them was the mum of the boy in my class who wants to cause trouble for me, and he happened to be standing with his mum.  He came out and said his mummy was right and that I should stay out of things, before saying that I was trash that did not belong at his school.”

“I so wanted to tell him to leave me alone and that his mummy was being mean talking about someone, who I know Uncle John does not know, but my friends arrived and convinced me to go to our classroom.  My friends kept me away from the boy who wants to cause trouble, but at lunchtime, he gathered a few boys older than us, and came over and started to call me names.”

“He told me I was trash, called Uncle Phillip and Uncle Chester criminals who should be thrown into jail for ever.  He then said Uncle Andrew and Aunty Sally were worthless, called Uncle Paul funny name because he is with Aunty Abigail, and Uncle John was a liar who deserved to be thrown out of the police and everyone he put in jail should be released.  I told him to leave me alone and he should not speak like that about people he did not know.”

“He told me that his mummy always told him the truth about people, and he would tell everyone the truth, so I needed to listen and accept what he said.  I told him that his mummy was telling him what she knew, but I knew my Uncles and Aunts better than him and I knew what was true about them.  I then told him to leave me alone, as I did not want to hear what he had to say.”

“I thought it was the right thing to but that made him angry at me.  He then started to call you Mummy mean names that I do not understand.  He said his mummy said you were a w*ore and a s*ut, as well as a couple of other things I cannot recall.  Then he said his mummy said you Daddy Matthew betrayed everything your mummy and daddy stood for.  I knew he was being mean and told him so.”

It suddenly dawned on Lexi, what happened next and she quietly said “And he did not like you telling him he was being mean?”

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