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.

sorry about that. When he gets here, I'll ask him to call

will be too late. Can

desperate. Can you just visit his

next to my building and you have classes

My heart stops.

I really have

is not really what

I know if I don't agree,

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my throat, gripping my phone tighter. "Of

you, sweetheart. I don't know what

as I murmur a goodbye and hang up.

grab my bag and

in the mood to go out....

stupidly perfect face and maybe feel

ache

cool air does nothing to soothe the tightness in

Maybe he's just busy.

a

I've been making for him are beginning to

the image of Leah in his

him

she belonged there. Like she

he tell her he

marry her within a

thought alone makes my stomach

By the time

my ears. Ryan, his assistant, looks up

Usually, he barely glances

letting me pass. But today, something shifts

from his seat, stepping in front of the

voice careful. Ryan is one of the few people who know Alex and I are actually married. "I'm afraid you can't go in right

to

law. It's an emergency."

He hesitates, glancing at

door behind him. "I understand, but I can't let you

just take a minute. You know she'll have both our

picking up

firm

Strict orders? Since when?

I can't bring myself to

My fingers curl into my palm

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