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

had my 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 for her

I introduced her to my family,

I was

on her way to

weakness and didn't use it

It was perfect.

I announced my intention to my family. I told them

marry her when Nana had a heart

could be nursed back to health.

to

promised each other to reunite in

the blind dates so, I

deal with

Athena Dawson.

I'd

ten million for divorcing her in three years. We kept this a secret and played the role of husband and wife

a simple plan. But

has gotten very complicated.

is still sick,

You're the

I had to make a deal with Athena so I

wife, so as not to break my promise.

still not enough?"

sorry. I

for the right time. I love

her use that word so many times but I can't seem to soak in it. I can't give her what

And

quiet, sipping my drink, the bitterness of it

not the

way

at her-really

I'm aware

much we've

too late for us. If she even sees it the way I do. If I'm too far gone to give her the life she dreams of. "How's your heart? You haven't had it checked in a

fine Leah. My condition is not

two

I cut her

looks down at her hands. I can feel the tension building between us,

and

2/4

with her. Not

already so complicated.

at me, and I can't help but feel like I'm drowning in

she looks at me with those hopeful

breaking

"I'm just

says quietly, her voice trembling. She reaches out again, but this

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