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, I'll ask him to call

It will be too late. Can

you just visit his office and pick

school is next to my

My heart stops.

really

what I'm looking forward to right

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

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phone tighter.

you, sweetheart. I don't know what

smile tugs at my lips as I murmur

as I grab my bag and

mood to go out.... Okay, maybe I do want to see

can smack his stupidly perfect face and maybe feel

the ache

nothing to soothe

Maybe he's just busy.

a logical

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

stop replaying the image of Leah in his arms. That victorious

him

Like she was staking her

tell her he loves her

he will marry her within

makes

By the time

is pounding in my ears. Ryan, his assistant, looks up from his desk as I

Usually, he barely glances

But today, something shifts

from his seat, stepping in

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

just need to grab something quickly for

law. It's an emergency."

He hesitates, glancing at

"I understand, but

You know

up

is firm but polite.

Strict orders? Since when?

can't bring myself to

My fingers curl into my palm as frustration bubbles

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