Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 104 ~ Did you tell anyone?

ATHENA

"22nd October." The words echo in my mind like a depressing song on a loop.

My baby was born on the 22nd of September.

Which means... Rayen isn't mine." Not biologically. Not by blood.

God, I feel like such a fool.

I shouldn't have come. I should've stayed away like I promised myself I would. But

I saw the ambulance that day, saw the way Alex held him, panic written all over his face. Something broke in me. Something deep and aching.

Maybe it was guilt. Maybe it was that stupid glimmer of hope I've been secretly nursing like a wound that never healed.

And that damn birthmark.

"We even have the same hair color!" Rayen's happy voice rings at the back of my head, making my eyes sting.

I wrap my arms tightly around myself.

I was so hopeful.

I'm so sure there was a reason I felt that pull to Rayen every time I saw him. The way he'd cling to me. The way I knew how to soothe his cries like I'd done it a hundred times before.

But it was just in my head. It's just a cruel coincidence.

Wishful thinking.

And Alex... the way he looked at me, the way he held me... it messed everything up.

Because no matter how hard I try, I can't stop loving the man who tore me apart. The jealousy in his eyes and how he looked like he wanted to rip Noah's head off reminds me of that night I danced with Zayan.

I don't know why he behaved like that.

"I can hear you thinking." Noah's deep voice pulls me back to his car.

"Am I that obvious?" I sigh, not having the strength in me to pretend.

"What were you doing with Alex, Athena?"

window, the sun glowing over

and well

"Athena?"

tears burning at the corners of

know," I admit softly. "Making

away. The silence stretches, heavy

love him?" He asks, making me realize that he's misinterpreted my statement,

with confidence, but my heart jumps as if calling me out on the

anything, Athena," Noah says finally. "Not

soft, but they hit

my hands,

Another pause.

hand reaches across the console, brushing lightly

you like this,"

long do you have until your next shift?" He

to take a look at the time before

"Two hours."

you off at the hospital.” He says at the same time,

with laughter, "I guess even your

in my hands.

laughs, making

a

with ivy climbing

Our usual hiding spot.

used to come here a lot when I was still in school. Noah has really

for me.

smells like roasted coffee and warm pastries, and for the first

window, the morning

filled with

brings over menus, but Noah doesn't

"You want the usual?"

at him. "You

a lopsided smile. "I remember everything about

a lame pick-up line."

into our breakfast, Noah's laughter fades, and

asks softly, his gaze

nod. "Yeah. I'm

what