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?

s

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.

Tyler wasn't stupid-he knew Athena's attitude was odd. But did it matter? Whatever she wanted, he was willing to give it.

But when dinner came and Athena finally revealed her real reason for coming back, Tyler nearly lost it.

He looked at her face across the table. Even through her oversized T-shirt he could see the faint marks left on her skin from last night, but her words were cold, detached. s

Athena's expression was calm, her tone unwavering.

"I want you to look into Adam's mother and younger brother for me. Kerwin drowned trying to save his brother. When Adam was drunk, he let slip that five million suddenly appeared in his mother's account back then. I want to know if someone paid for Kerwin's life." s

Tyler gripped his fork, saying nothing. Kerwin. Again-Kerwin!

Why was she still obsessing over someone who was gone?

He felt a wave of frustration rising, tempted to lash out, but he knew if he did, she might just walk out and never come back.

He stared down at his glass of milk, misery churning in his chest.

"I'll do it," he said finally, "I'll help you investigate everything that happened with Kerwin. But you have to agree to my terms, too."

"What terms?"

of his glass with his

he seemed to

minute ticked by before

"Marry me."

have misheard. Everyone knew Tyler

"What?"

instinctively, her disbelief

suit jacket from the back of the chair, and

table, unmoving. For once, she didn't want to think about anything. She

house, he headed

he was greeted by clothes strewn all over the living

kicked the mess aside and

side of the room, lost in a passionate embrace.

"Tyler?"

she hadn't expected anyone to walk in at such a

a cigarette, ignoring them

coaxed the woman, telling

to collect her clothes, head down,

Bert strode over and slumped down next to

dangling from his fingers, looking utterly

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


out his cigarette, his voice rough. "She only changed her

juice, took a swig, and shrugged. "What's the point 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

before you know it."

to s

lost their wives seemed to bounce back fast, playing the field without a care. But

Most of them never really

real difference between men

about his own family. Years ago, his

whether to save

she chose the baby, saying she wanted the child to stay with

his

raise that child 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 sent the child to

He was no exception. He


women insisted

too. If she just held on to Tyler, she

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

another cigarette, but Bert snatched it

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Bert couldn't be bothered

ended up killing time playing video games, Tyler glancing at his

phone finally rang. Athena

at those words, he

couch, raised his

The food delivery's almost here, man. I can't eat

home. Athena

up a hint of pride

and, within half an

he opened the door,

the kitchen, apron tied around her waist,

He realized then

few more years-keep her by his side for just

away with nothing, making sure she'd never be burdened

If something happened to him, it

the kitchen. "What

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

out drinking

assumed she didn't like Bert much, and quickly

I was with someone else," he said. Then, after a

of the food, setting out a plate for him and serving some rice. The two of them sitting together at the dinner table-it had been so long since they'd had a moment like

to say anything to shatter the calm. He quietly

you want to marry me? You know I'm only doing this to get to the bottom of Kerwin's

he

then. If we're getting married ters get a prenup Let's

take a cent from Tyler if they divorced. She just didn't want him to worry about it she figured a prenup would put his mind at ease.

bowl, silent and

Athena assumed his quiet meant he agreed. But

up and asked, "If I died tomorrow, would you be even

like that was a miracle.

s

CUMS

like he was squandering a

he didn't seem to value the time

but when he saw her frown and purse her lips, he realized just how hard this question

dull ache settled in his chest, and he fell silent, sipping the

sleep in a separate room. But after his shower, he walked

flash of inspiration struck him-he'd

a while, then seemed to realize she'd never laughed

side in bed, Tyler kept thinking about her smile. He tossed and

to go out for drinks. Tyler ignored them. All he could think about was that Athena had agreed to marry

rolled over,

marriage—especially since the groom was Tyler, something she'd

he said quietly, “since you agreed to marry me, why don't we go

wait

down the line. She hadn't expected him to be so eager. For a moment, she didn't know

change her mind, decide she didn't want to get married after all, or lose interest

soon as dawn broke, he was up, pulling on a new suit. He finally found time to text

"Getting married today."

shock value was

you're not joking, right? You're actually doing it? Athena said

if watching Tyler march headlong into


news in his group chat with lan and the others.

of course, was the most dramatic. He sent five reaction gifs in a

others took a few minutes, then finally offered up some congratulations. Tyler, feeling more than satisfied, picked Athena up and drove straight

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

Tyler manage to get married? He tagged several people just to make sure it was real. But once Tyler showed off

"The bride's really unlucky."

He decided

from their circle. Ian came with Maja, having left their kid at home. Abner Olson was there, along with Fitch and

surprise, Dylan was there too. He'd come to visit Maja and had brought along a sweet-looking girl who barely looked up from her food, except to bear shyly at Dylan now and then Dylan, as stoio as ever just handed her a napkin to wipe her

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herself suddenly overwhelmed with emotion, but for a moment, she didn't know what

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,

an unspoken

reached for Athena's hand

character only appear for a few episodes? I remember thinking

always tell when someone's being genuine their eyes give it

Carol truly loved her work. She remembered every plot

off all contact. It still stung; she knew things could never go

alone. But now, with Carol reaching out, she felt a rare sense of

on at the time," Athena explained quietly. "My agency froze my contract, so I couldn't keep filming. That's why my

a fan favorite. If you'd finished the

eyes

women stood together, chatting and laughing, Tyler slipped away to pay the

glimpse of Athena's relaxed,

and Felix Brown were waiting for him outside. Tyler paused, not moving

to their wives, shot

lit a cigarette, hesitated, and said quietly, almost to himself, "Let her enjoy

rarely smiled like that when she

memories of his own past with Maja flickering through his

all head back to your place tonight? It's been ages

relaxed. "Yeah,

hurried ahead to make

left Felix and lan alone for a

I

you'd

drew in a deep breath. "Do you have to take a jab at me every

can I say? Maja's not exactly your biggest fan. If I'm

out a dry laugh. "Whipped,

and buying her gifts, just to sta on her good side. Honestly, I envy you. At least you have a target to aim for. Look at

other, I don't even know how to make things better anymore. We're like an old married

his latest projecthe industry's next big thing. But who would've guessed that the same man, a powerhouse in the boardroom, would be so cautious and careful at

fell silent. Ian

finished making arrangements, and everyone piled into

backseat. Carol's outgoing nature shone through as she

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