All Chapters of REJECTED BY LOVE: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

It has been a week and half since they arrived at Blue Creek yet it feels like a whole year to Stanley. Ever since their encounter with John, the direction of the situation had changed tremendously. The interaction had sparked several discussions and worries among the townsfolk which reached the sheriff who has now set a hearing for both parties which is in a day. In addition to that, Moira’s parents, David and Angela had caught wind of the situation and were now visiting Eloise and Mary Lou so that they were all on a team.All of these were great and exactly what they wanted. The only problem is that Stanley has begun to question why exactly he is here in Blue Creek. When he agreed to postpone their honeymoon to come here, he remembers them agreeing to begin in their honeymoon in this town. Now, nothing of such is happening. Eloise spends her entire day with Mary Lou and Moira’s parents, plotting what they will say to the sheriff and the town elders at the hearing while Stanley has t

Everywhere in the courtroom, there are exchanges of glares that would have made the faintest of hearts too nervous to breathe. John is shooting daggers out of his eyes at Shirley; Shirley is in turn giving him her deathliest stare. Both Mary Lou and Eloise are irritated by John’s demeanor which seems to not have been cracked the slightest so they are looking at him with utmost irritation. Sheriff Abraham and the rest of the panel are all irritated too, but their irritation is not directed at anyone in particular. They seem to be annoyed that the process which they had just ended is about to be revived and more of their time will be taken. Eloise can see that they are all considering their options. They know that whatever they decide will not only affect this subject matter but will be a determinant of how the rets of the town sees them moving forward.Sheriff Abe rises to his feet and forces a smile at Shirley and the rest of the audience, a failed attempt at portraying coolness. He g

Eloise has never been one to immerse herself in the culture of others. Sure, she loves to admire the food, clothing and language of people with ethnicities different from hers from afar but never has she felt the need to participate. However, one trip to the Caribbean and Eloise can already feel herself be a changed woman. She thoroughly enjoyed being around people so different from her so much that on the return trip to New York, all that she can think about is roaming New York, going from borough to borough and all the different cultures of all the different peoples. Even then, she admits to herself a huge reason for her enjoyment of her honeymoon is the man that she is with. Stanley has been nothing but a gentleman. He has been the same handsome, caring and sweet man since the day that they met. Every single day throughout the honeymoon, he did something that made Eloise question whether or not her life is really real.As they disembarked the ship, they walked off the marina to wh

Fay and Eliza scream excitedly when they see Eloise. Neither one of them have seen her since the wedding which already feels like ages ago. They pull her into a group hug and as they pull apart, Eloise can see on Fay’s hand a ring big enough to blind her if put under sunlight.“Fay!” Eloise screams out. “You did not inform me of your engagement.”“Well.” Fay shrugs and tries to sound cavalier but the smile on her face gives away how happy she is.“Let me see!” Eloise pulls Fay’s hand to herself and examines the ring. “Who is he?”“His name is Donald. He’s an investment broker.”Eloise continues to ask some other questions and Fay and Eliza answer excitedly. Meanwhile, Mary Lou stands behind Eloise in the background feeling invisible. When she cannot take being ignored anymore, she clears her throat, forcing all of them to look at her. “Oh my god, I am so sorry,” Eloise says with an apologetic smile. “Eliza, Fay, this is Mary Lou, my oldest friend from Blue Creek. Mary Lou, these are

The longer she waits for Stanley to return home, the more Eloise feels the fury inside her grow. She sits in the living room watching as the second hand of the clock ticks slowly as though time is mocking her. When Stanley does arrive, he walks in with a smile on his face. This infuriates her even more because to him, nothing is wrong. “Where have you been?” She asks when he is right in front of her with his arms wide open in a hug invitation. Her hostility causes him to crease his eyebrows and drop his arms to his sides.“My parents’ house like I said. What is going on?”Eloise scoffs “Your parents’ house. That would be true except I was there this afternoon and you were not there.”Stanley looks away from Eloise and looks everywhere in the room except at her. “I left there for a while. It does not matter.” He begins to walks away from her.She follows him. “It matters to me. What kind of wife am I if I do not know where my husband is?”“The non-controlling one,” he says as he start