Why Should I Pay For Your Affection

Synopsis

Andrew Carter took his payroll card from me while I was checking this month's mortgage payment. "Em just got divorced, and her kid is about to start kindergarten. I'll help her out for a few months," he said. He said it so casually that it felt like it was nothing, as if he was only taking a bit from what belonged to us anyway. I glanced at the mortgage payment reminder on my phone and didn't stop him. The house was bought before we got married, and the deed was in his and his parents' names. The mortgage was also under his name. For five years, I've been the one transferring the 3,000-dollar payment every month into the mortgage account. Andrew always said that we had been married, and neither of us should keep score. I used to think so, too. That was until he started using his salary to bail out his ex-girlfriend, all while taking it for granted that I'd keep footing the bills for his family. I unlocked my phone and turned off the automatic payment for the mortgage.