Thread: Cousins (Cheshire Pup & HotTexasCowboy)

To say that you could cut the tension in Daphne's house with a knife was to give into a horrible cliche. To say that the tension was so high people were inclined to start reaching for the knives was a much better way to put it. The fact that Aunt Clarissa had taken to making dinners that could be eaten with a spoon was no accident. She loved her daughter, but she also loved her husband, and the woman was slowly realizing she could no longer have both, not if she wanted her daughter to be happy. It wasn't that Ahmad was a bad person, not at all. He had been a kind man to her and taken Daphne as his own. He only asked two things of aunt Clarissa and he daughter Come move back to his home with him and and follow his costumes. Daphne was six when her family moved away and she missed her cousins greatly. The family lived close by and often came over to play. Daphne got along so well with her cousins, and it gave the sisters a wonderful chance to catch up. Ahmad had been in the area for a busyness trip and ended up taking the girls home with him. After that they wouldn't see Daphne for fourteen years. Not until just before the wedding. Everyone knew this was an arranged marriage and that Daphne barely new the groom, but there was never any question to her feelings about the marriage. She was excited. She would go on and on about how handsome her groom was and how happy she was with her step-father for setting her up with such a wonderful man. They had been on a few dates and he had always treated her so kindly. On the day of the wedding it seemed like she couldn't have been happier. It was only that night when disaster struck. The first time anyone has seen her naked and he rejected her violently. She fled the room with a sheet and her husband went to her father. As the person that arranged the marriage he felt that man was responsible, for the hideous creature he was tricked into marrying. Of course her step father had no idea what the husband was talking about, so the husband told him and he was appalled. He had never seen Daphne naked, how was he to know? You're a veil creature and I want you out of my house! Ahmad yelled at Daphne the day that Clarissa sent the email. All Daphne could do was weep and beg to stay. She had no where else to go. Clarissa was thrilled when she learned that Milo and Shauna would take her Daphne in. Ahmad was happy to have her gone. Clarissa replied quickly promising to send Daphne's things ahead of her. Sure enough over the next week a small number of boxes arrived that was to be Daphne's things. In two weeks the day came when Daphne was to arrive. She felt terrible for burdening her cousins like this but she really didn't have anywhere else to go. She wasn't welcome in her home anymore, her stepfather had made that abundantly clear. Her husband didn't want her and was currently trying to obtain a divorce. She has insisted she could make her own way to their house so they didn't have to pick up up at the airport. After moving in with her stepfather she kept in touch with her cousins through letters and video chats. Over the years she had grown from an awkward little girl into a beautiful young woman. Her long wavy black hair usually stayed hidden beneath a hijab these days. Today she was wearing a purple one that his her hair and her neck from sight. A white, long sleeve blouse strained to keep hidden a well endowed chest. A skirt, a shade a purple to match her hijab, sat an beautifully curved hips accentuated by a skinny waist. The skirt only went down to her mid calf, so white leggings covered the rest of her legs vanishing into a pair of black short boots. Daphne thanked the driver as she stepped out of the cab. A small, plain, rolling suitcase held the last bit of her belongings. Chocolate eyes scanned the surroundings. Daphne had a tan complexion unmarred by blemish and the kind of full lips most people paid for. Even with almost all of her skin covered it was very clear that Daphne was an attractive woman, why her husband might reject her seemed a complete mystery. She tried to look confident as she strolled up to the door but truth be told she was feeling terribly insecure. It had been three months since her husband rejected her. Three months of yelling and screaming and fighting. She was looking forward to some friendly faces but a part of her was worried her family would reject her too. Her confident appearance broke before she made it to the door. By the time she knocked her uncertainty displayed clear on her face. This was another feature about Daphne, her honesty. More often then not what she was feeling displayed clearly on her face. When the door was answered all she could manage was a small smile. Hello, um, thank you for having me. Please don't tell my you have changed your mind. The nervous thought found it's way into her mind and she pushed it away. This was her family. They would be different.