Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 6

Chapter 6 ~ Broken

Chapter 6 Broken

Athena

You've never loved hard enough if you've never stayed up

all night staring at the wall hoping the plain colours will stop the ache of your heart.

"I love you." Words I haven't had the courage to say in three

years rolled out of her tongue like she was saying her name.

Did he say it back?

Just the thought of him telling Leah he loves her

even though I've known that for three years does horrible things to my poor

heart.

It's been two days and I still can't get the scene out of my head. I stare at the wall, wondering why I'm still here.

Because you're hoping he'll love you instead.

A voice whispers and I shut it down.

The vibrating of my phone pulls me out and I stare at it the screen flashing Ariana.

My mother-in-law.

"Hi, mum." I breathe. Hoping my voice isn't giving me away.

"Hi, baby." She cools. "I've been trying

to reach your husband and can't get through, is he home?"

Right, the happy couple.

That's my role.

"No. He

left early this morning." I respond, hoping my voice isn't sounding like a damn broken record.

"I'm about

to lose my mind! This boy will kill me! I have to get those reports before my trial this afternoon." Ariana responds, her

voice etched in frustration.

he gets here,

will be too late.

you just visit his office and pick

my building and

My heart stops.

I really

is not really what I'm looking

know if I don't agree, she'll sense something

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my phone tighter. "Of

you, sweetheart. I don't know what

at my lips as I murmur a goodbye and hang

tremble slightly as I grab

in the mood to go out.... Okay, maybe I

I can smack his stupidly

the ache he's

does nothing to soothe

Maybe he's just busy.

a

excuses I've been making for him are beginning to sound even

mind won't stop replaying the image of

him

she belonged there. Like she was staking

her

her within a

alone makes

By the time

heart is pounding in my ears. Ryan, his assistant,

Usually, he barely glances

But today, something shifts in his expression. His lips press into

rises from his seat, stepping in front of

one of the few people who know Alex and I are actually married. "I'm

blink. "Ryan, I just need to grab something quickly

law. It's an emergency."

He hesitates, glancing at

closed door behind him. "I understand, but I

minute. You know she'll have

up some

His voice is firm but polite. "I

Strict orders? Since when?

myself to shamelessly ask who else

me, tightening around my lungs. My fingers curl into my

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