Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 24

Chapter 24 ~ For as long as it takes

Chapter 24 - For as long as it takes

Alex

"You're not paying attention to me."

Leah's voice cuts through the silence.

I don't respond. Just swirl the amber

liquid in my glass, watching the way the light catches it.

"You're distracted," she presses. "Is everything okay?"

I take a slow breath. Exhale.

"Fine."

One word. That's all she gets.

She sighs and picks up a second

glass, pouring a drink before handing it to me. I don't move to take it.

Because she touched it.

The thought sends an uncomfortable itch crawling up my spine. My fingers twitch, resisting the urge to shove it away.

She notices my hesitation, her lips parting slightly before she sets the glass down on the

table instead. I don't miss the flicker of pain concealed in her eyes.

I reach for the bottle and pour myself a new drink.

One untouched.

One clean.

Leah crosses her arms. "Still the same, huh?"

I don't answer.

She sighs, her shoulders slumping as she sits next to me and

tries to hook her arm into mine but thinks twice about it.

Smart choice.

"I'm glad I got to start over, Alex. It used to hurt when they called me the daughter of a homewrecker. Now I'm a good doctor and

that has seemed to erase some of the hatred from people's hearts."

Her voice wobbles, eyes filling with tears as she looks at me. "But

I can see you struggling, is it because of my family that you don't want to marry me?."

Three

first heart attack and Leah, who was just graduating

helped me.

We clicked

time together. Honestly, her family's reputation wasn't that great but I didn't give a shit about that. I liked her and I wasn't going to shame her

I introduced her to my family, they weren't

me. I was going to marry

way to be a talented doctor who

weakness and didn't use it against

It was perfect.

the day I announced my intention to my family. I told

to marry her when

nursed back

they had to

other to

stop with the blind dates

deal with their

Athena Dawson.

I'd

three years. We kept this a secret and played the role of husband and wife so

was supposed to be a simple plan. But now it

has gotten very complicated.

her. "My grandmother is still sick, Leah. You know

her. You're the one

make a deal with Athena

wife, so as not

still not enough?"

right. I'm sorry. I just

for the right time. I love you so much,

seem to soak in it. I can't give her what she

it. And maybe

the bitterness of it lingering

not the

way

look at her-really look at her-and

a while, I'm aware of

how much

too late for us. If she even sees it the way I do. If I'm too far gone to give her the life

not as bad as you

just two weeks

enough." I cut her

pressing together as she looks down at her hands. I can feel the tension building between

and

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don't want to argue with her. Not now. Not when

already so complicated.

and I can't help

at me with

breaking something inside

"I'm just

about you," she says quietly, her voice trembling. She reaches out again,

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