Jane was telling the truth– I wish it weren’t true

Jane and her children arrived on out door two days ago. It wasn’t a joke and it wasn’t a game – she had a black eye and was clearly shaken up. I wasn’t home but Annette was and took her in.

It seems that an ex-working girl “friend” of Jane’s told her husband that she was an ex-hooker and he lost control. He beat her up and then kept on shouting and threatening her – finally she escaped and fled with the children.

When John and I got home, we joined with Annette in trying to encourage her to get an AVO against him. We all offered to take her to the police and stay with her but Jane was resisting. Annie, my transsexual friend, had just called around – she has been here quite often recently –when Jane’s husband knocked on the door and when I opened the door slightly he barged in. He was really aggressive – I had never liked him much but now I saw him as completely evil. He moved towards Jane and would have hurt her if John and Annie had not held him back –I found out that Annie is as strong as most men even though she appears so feminine.

He was hurling abuse at her and us. Annie suddenly to our surprise grabbed him and pushed him hard against the wall and said that if he ever so much as touched Jane, she would break every bone in his body. She told him that she lived in this unit block and he should be very careful, if she ever saw him again here. She was pretty scary actually and he suddenly changed from extreme aggression and bullying to starting to whimper. He said it wasn’t fair – why should we all protect a slut like Jane – and then he left very quickly – it was one thing hitting a defenceless woman and another thing facing someone who was as strong as him. I think he had been completely surprised about the strength of this apparently soft looking woman.

Jane’s children and my daughter were all crying and John and I started to calm them while Annette tried to tend to Jane. Jane however immediately turned to her children and was comforting and calming them. I, along with John, was able to focus on our daughter who had been really scared by this strange man.

Annie offered to let Jane stay at her place but it is not children friendly with pictures of naked men all over the wall – and Annie entertains some of her special clients there. Jane would not leave her children and so we agreed that my daughter and Jane’s daughter would sleep in one room, Jane and her son in another and Annette, John and me in the third – although Annette now needs half a bed for herself.

Then Annie suggested that John stay at her place tonight. I actually didn’t like this and opposed the idea – I am getting a bit uncomfortable with Annie being too much with John – she likes him too much and is openly competing with Annette and me for him. I was surprised when Annette supported the idea saying that it was too crowded in our flat. John suggesting sleeping in the sofa

At this point, Jane started sobbing slightly and saying that she didn’t want to be a nuisance and she would go. John spoke for us all when he said “Jane, you’re staying – you need friends and support. We are just working out the logistics – we all want you to stay until you get sorted!”

We then stopped quarrelling and immediately agreed that John would sleep at Annie’s place. John took me aside and said he promised not to fuck Annie and I told him that I wanted him to fuck her as many times as she wanted – after all he was her guest and we were all adults and I knew he loved trannies – he had never hidden it. Al I ever asked was that he keep Annette and me in his heart and not to forget us or our children (born or unborn). He actually laughed and said he would never forget us and that we were the only really important people and asked why I worried. I then told him to promise me he would fuck Annie unless she said no (and she won’t say that). He didn’t promise but he understands I hope that despite my jealousy, he can if he wants.

I asked Annette later why she supported the idea from the start and she said “before I was dumb – I got jealous of John and Annie – but I know he would never leave us - and particularly you. He loves you so deeply and he loves your daughter. So why should I oppose – if he likes fucking Annie – I don’t want to see it – but I can live with it – let him have some fun – after all we push him around so much and demand so much of him”. Annette made perfect sense to me and I felt a bit small for being jealous.

But, poor Jane – before I doubted her about how bad her husband is – now I know she is right. I worry about her and her children. I hope we can help keep her safe.

Saturday 13 December 2008 - 12:33PM (EST)