Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

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The cab driver clearly didn't buy her story. As Athena prepared to get out, he kept on with his concerned advice.

"Listen, sweetheart, your boyfriend seems like a good guy. That car following us? Bet it's his, right? Even after a fight, he's worried about you riding home alone."

Athena glanced down the street and, sure enough, spotted Tyler's car parked a short distance away.

But she didn't go to him. Right now, her mind was consumed by a need to uncover the truth from all those years ago.

Back in her apartment, Athena immediately pulled out her phone, searching online for information about that actor-Adam. But all she could find was his name; any details about his family were vague at best.

With nowhere else to turn, she messaged a few old contacts from the tabloid circuit, hoping someone might have dug up more about Adam's background.

Despite all her years in showbiz, Athena had never really built up much of a network. She disliked socializing, and now, faced with this investigation, she found herself at a loss.

She sat on her couch, wired some money to those reporters, but the information that came back was frustratingly sparse. No one seemed to know how to reach Adam's mother or his younger brother.

Athena's anxiety grew. She finally had a few leads, but now she was stuck, unsure how to move forward.

She crossed to the window and peered out. Tyler's car was still parked below.

If it were Tyler, with his connections, he'd probably have the answer in no time.

She drew a deep breath, thoughts spinning, but in the end, her decision was made. She grabbed her keys and headed out.

Downstairs, she stopped in front of Tyler's car. He was in the driver's seat, lost in thought, but when he saw her, surprise flashed across his face.

Athena tapped on the window. Tyler rolled it down right away. "Tyler."


He opened his mouth, clearly expecting her to tell him to leave.

But Athena's gaze lingered on his face. She noticed a tiny mole had reappeared

at the tip of his nose-exactly where it used to be.

For some reason, her heart ached at the sight.

She'd barely noticed during their talk earlier that he'd gone and had the mole put back. Typical Tyler-always the player pretending to have turned

Lover

a new leaf Why bother with this charade?

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Her emotions tangled, but she couldn't help but ask, "So, your mole is back again?"

Tyler stiffened, like a cat whose tail had just been stepped on.

"It's my face, isn't it? I can do what I want with it! If I want to put it back, I will. What's it got to do with you? What, you came down here to kid kick me out? Newsflash, you don't own this street-I can park wherever I want." s

He was halfway through his tirade when Athena suddenly leaned down and pressed a gentle kiss to his lips.

It was as fleeting as a spring shower, but Tyler's pupils shrank as if struck by lightning. Every sharp word died in his throat.


A moment later, Athena walked around and slid into the passenger seat.

"You-"

"You-"

He stammered twice, lips trembling, utterly lost for words.

Athena buckled her seatbelt, leaned back, and said, "Let's not stay here. Take me home with you."

Tyler drove back in a daze,

half-convinced he was dreaming More than once he glanced over at the passenger seat, wondering if he was hallucinating from missing her so much. s

When they finally pulled up outside his house, he gripped the steering wheel in silence, making no move to get out.

Athena turned to him. "What kind of soup do you want tomorrow? I've learned a few new recipes lately."

That simple question hooked Tyler so completely, he forgot to breathe.

He didn't dare ask why Athena had suddenly changed her mind, or why she was

being kind again. He just followed her inside, his heart pounding.

In the bedroom, his hands moved with practiced ease, undressing her.


Athena didn't resist.

Tyler lost himself in her, clutching her as if afraid she'd vanish, kissing her over and over. He couldn't bear to let her go-not even as dawn broke through the window.

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Athena was truly exhausted. More than once, she nearly drifted off to sleep, only to be jolted awake by what they were doing.

She gazed at Tyler, who was sprawled over her, his cheeks flushed with color and sweat streaming down his brow.

For all his faults, Tyler certainly kept himself in good shape.

She cupped his face in her hands, suddenly realizing she really did prefer him with that little mole. If it disappeared, she doubted she'd even want to speak to him.

But as Tyler looked at her, his eyes turned red and watery.

Damn it.

She couldn't deny it she did love that mole.

Thank God he'd had it put back.

He pulled her close, pressing his lips to hers with a desperate hunger, as if he wanted to merge her into himself completely.

Athena ended up sleeping through most of the day. She'd planned to get up early and make some soup, but after the way Tyler had kept her up half the night, she simply didn't have the strength to drag herself out of bed.

By the time she finally woke, the last rays of sunset were painting the windows gold.

She rolled over and heard him on the phone.

"Yeah, that's right. I had the mole restored. Mind your own business. So what if it's embarrassing? It's my life, not yours. And don't push me—I'm not in the mood."

Back when Tyler had the mole removed, everyone had asked him about it. He'd just shrugged and said it was his body, his choice.

But it wasn't long before he went and had the mole put back, and of course, people got curious-why the change of heart?

Tyler refused to say a word about it, except to snap at Bert, who knew the truth.

If Bert hadn't egged him on, Tyler wouldn't have broken up with Athena so soon after they started seeing each other.

At least Bert had the sense to try to talk some sense into him.

"Look, man, when you landed in the hospital after your breakup, she didn't even visit you. And now she suddenly comes back? Doesn't that seem fishy? I'm not against you two getting back together, but if she's just going to hurt you again, maybe it's time to move on. You've never really dated before, maybe that's why you're so stuck. Why don't we just go out and clear your head for a bit?"

Bert was a bit of a jerk, sure, but he had Tyler's back.

In the past, neither of them had exactly been upstanding citizens.

wasn't stupid-he knew Athena's attitude was odd. But did it

revealed her real reason for coming

through her oversized T-shirt he could see the faint marks left

expression was calm, her

Kerwin drowned trying to save his brother. When Adam was drunk, he let

gripped his fork, saying nothing.

still obsessing over someone who

he knew if he

stared down at his glass of

help you investigate everything that

"What terms?"

gaze, tracing the rim of his glass

as he seemed

ticked by before

"Marry me."

blinked, thinking she must have misheard. Everyone

"What?"

her disbelief plain.Chapter

suit jacket from the back of the chair, and walked straight out

seated at the dining table, unmoving. For once, she didn't want to think about anything.

as Tyler left the house, he headed straight to

he was greeted by clothes strewn all over the living room

aside and dropped

up with a woman on the other side of the room, lost in a

"Tyler?"

woman in Bert's arms shrieked-clearly, she hadn't expected anyone to walk in at such a

a cigarette, ignoring them

gently coaxed the woman,

scrambled to collect her clothes, head down, and

but a bath towel, Bert strode over and

dangling from his fingers, looking utterly defeated. Bert frowned, puzzled. Weren't he and Athena back on good terms last night?

morning? I'll say it— honestly, you look


"She only changed her attitude because she wants to find out the

of digging into some guy's death after all these years? Even if she gets answers, nothing will change. The dead don't come back, That's why I don't

before you know it."

to s

circle knew it—the men who lost their wives seemed to bounce back fast, playing

of them never

difference between men and

his older

whether to save her or

stay with

then, his sister

with devotion after her passing. But within a year, the man had found someone new. The new woman hated the sight of the toddler so that precious ruit of love" became an eyesore. To please his new girlfriend, Bert's brother-in-law

are fickle, Bert thought. He was


insisted

she just held on to

the rest of her days. Instead, she insisted on digging into

cigarette, but Bert snatched it away and tossed

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couldn't be

time playing video

until seven in the evening that his phone finally rang. Athena was calling. "The soup's

at those words, he dropped his controller without hesitation and headed for

on the couch,

almost here,

home. Athena made soup," Tyler

paused, suddenly picking up a hint

within half an hour, was back at

opened the door, the familiar, comforting aroma

in the kitchen, apron tied around her waist, bustling

He realized then

his side for just a while

making

happened to him, it probably wouldn't affect

Tyler's mind as he stepped into the kitchen. "What kind of soup is it? Smells amazing," he asked, trying to

surprised he'd actually come home, ladled some soup into a small bowl and set it

drinking

she didn't like Bert much, and quickly

he said.

some rice. The two of them sitting together at the dinner table-it had been so long since they'd had a moment

didn't want to say anything to shatter the calm. He quietly sipped his soup, and just

me? You know I'm only doing this to get to the bottom of

know," he replied

a prenup Let's add up what I've saved and what you've saved over the years-keep itfair. No one takes

a cent from Tyler if they divorced. She just didn't want him to worry about it she figured a prenup

his bowl, silent and

a long time, Athena assumed his quiet meant he agreed. But then,

and asked, "If I died tomorrow,

was instantly reminded of his heart surgery. Realistically, surviving ten years after a procedure like that was a miracle. And with the way Tyler drank and stayed up late he probably didn't have many

s

CUMS

felt like he was squandering a life others would give anything

fought death and come back, yet he didn't seem

answer, but when he saw her frown and purse her lips, he realized just

chest, and he fell silent, sipping the last

after his shower, he walked into his bedroom and saw her

sudden flash of inspiration struck him-he'd never

while, then seemed to realize she'd never laughed so freely in front

side by side in bed, Tyler kept thinking about

for drinks. Tyler ignored them. All he could think about

over, facing

her mind caught on the idea of marriage—especially since the

agreed to marry me, why don't we go get our marriage

couldn't wait

whole marriage thing would be at least three months down the line. She hadn't expected him to be so eager. For a moment,

or lose interest in finding out what really happened to Kerwin. If that

as dawn broke, he was up,

"Getting married today."

shock value was obvious-Bert called

You're actually doing it? Athena

as if watching Tyler march headlong into disaster-worse, he


with lan and the others. Silence

sent five reaction gifs in a row, all

finally offered up some congratulations. Tyler, feeling more than satisfied, picked Athena up and drove straight to

minutes. He snapped a picture of their marriage certificate, posted it on Facebook, and

did someone like Tyler manage to get married? He tagged several people just to make sure it was real. But once Tyler

"The bride's really unlucky."

to fight back. He decided to treat everyone

good crowd showed up-old friends from their circle. Ian came with Maja, having left their kid at home. Abner Olson was

her food, except to bear shyly at Dylan now and then Dylan, as

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emotion, but for a moment, she didn't

atmosphere at the dinner table still carried a hint of awkwardness, until Carol Miller started chatting with Athena Zade about the TV shows she'd filmed. That's when Maja realized Carol had actually watched Athena's series. The tension in Athena's posture visibly eased, her

there's just an unspoken

the dinner finally wound down, Carol reached for Athena's hand before they left the

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