📕My Wifes Brother Moved In for a Month — What I Discovered Nearly Destroyed Our Family.

📕My Wifes Brother Moved In for a Month — What I Discovered Nearly Destroyed Our Family.

It was one of those mornings that almost feel staged — sunlight spilling across the counter, the faint smell of coffee drifting through the kitchen, and Fiona humming like old times. For a moment, I let myself believe things were getting better. She’d made pancakes, poured coffee into my favorite mug, and even leaned in to kiss my cheek. It caught me off guard. She hadn’t done that in months. But if there’s one thing I’d learned about Fiona, it’s that she only put on the sweetness when she wanted something. “Hey,” she started, voice soft, almost too casual. “You remember my brother, Jake? ” I didn’t even look up from my mug. “Yeah,” I said. “The CrossFit guy who thought protein shakes were a food group. ” She frowned at that, like I’d just insulted a saint. “He’s not like that anymore,” she said quickly. “He’s been through a rough patch. His wife left him… took the house… he’s basically living out of his car right now. ” I could already see the setup forming. I’d been married long enough to recognize when she was leading into something. I sighed and leaned back in my chair. “And you want him to stay here,” I said, finishing the sentence for her. She blinked, pretending to be surprised that I caught on so fast. “Just until he gets back on his feet,” she said lightly. “He’s family, Mittell. ” I put my mug down slowly and looked at her — really looked at her. “Fiona, no. Absolutely not. ” For a second, she just stood there, spatula in hand, blinking like I’d just spoken another language. Then came that familiar edge in her tone, the one she used when she didn’t get her way. “He’s got nowhere else to go,” she said. “What kind of person turns away family? ” And right then, I knew I was cornered. Because that’s what Fiona did best — she’d wrap guilt in a bow and hand it to you like a gift. I wanted to argue, to stand my ground. But I could already see it in her eyes — she’d made up her mind. Whether I said yes or no, Jake was coming. And that morning — the one that started with pancakes and a kiss — turned out to be the day I unknowingly opened my door to the man who would burn my marriage to the ground. “I’m not running a charity,” I told her, my voice already tight

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