Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 107 ~ Bring him..

ATHENA

One week later....

"If I didn't know better, I'd say Alex has fallen for you." Isabelle joins me on my lunch table.

"Alex doesn't for anything." I correct her as I take a sip of my drink.

All this time, I thought he loved Leah, but it turns out it was just gratitude. How cold is he that his heart can't open up to truly love?

"Then why has he been coming here every day for the past five months? Because Rayen misses you?" Isabella laughs, "Sloane will die of laughter when she gets back."

I glare at her, trying not to let the little twitch at the corner of my lips betray the part of me that's secretly... affected.

"Sloane doesn't need to hear anything about her cousin who happens to be my ex-husband!"

"Too late. I already told her yesterday when she called."

I groan and rest my forehead against the table. "You're the worst."

"And yet, I'm the only one willing to speak the truth while the rest of you dance around it like it's an open-heart surgery."

I lift my head and stare at my half-eaten lunch.

"Alex hates me, Isabelle. But that's okay because I hate him just as much." I finally respond.

Isabelle doesn't even look up from her plate as she mumbles, "Uh huh.”

"Izzy!"

"What?" She wiggles are eye brows like this is an interesting show she can't wait to see the end of.

I shove the last bite of salad into my mouth just to keep from snapping.

I roll my eyes, dropping my fork. "You know nothing."

She sighs, flicking a crumb off the table. "Okay, fine. Let's agree on this: you hate him, he hates you, Rayen adores you, and the rest of us are just collateral damage."

I can't help a reluctant laugh. "Perfect summary."

Her phone buzzes. She glances at the screen. "Speaking of collateral... Sloane's back from Bora Bora next week. We need to go out! Bill will be on you two. You left me out last time."

Trust Isabelle to be extremely petty.

"But seriously," she leans in, lowering her voice, "if you ever do want to figure out what's between you and Alex, I'm your girl."

give her a pointed look.

against Sloane. I know what I

My eyes

Before she can respond,

on the table. I glance down: "Dr. Dawson to PICU, stat." "This

and cake flavors count. It happens that I didn't need to, Ariana was going wild

further inside when Ariana sees

I'm so glad you could make it." She squeezes me into a

Ariana calls for her

who was showing something to his mother, sees

Rayen comes barreling toward me, his

my chest.

he exclaims, nearly

to catch him, forcing a calm smile. "Hey, buddy," I murmur, brushing a hand

He beams

got him the best Legos game I could think

"This is for you?"

of you! You're so awesome."

before running off to show Giana

Finally standing to my

really went all out," I say, sharing a

to go above and beyond for those she deems worthy." He

crossed

cold. "Can I have a

hand and blocks her

head

to." Noah insists, but I

she dares pull a trigger."

lean over and kiss

follow Leah into the

as she grips the edge of the counter. Before I can speak, she

blooms instantly, red-hot and stinging. My hand flies to my face, fingers trembling as I turn

you show up at my son's birthday like some charity case!" Leah hisses, her voice

I can smell

life, you just can't keep your hands to yourself,

past the lump in

"Leah-"

shut up!" She grabs my wrist and

special, Dr. Perfect, but you're

yourself at my fiancé even after he divorced you and now you've gone even lower by being my son's little friend who he plays with when he's bored. You think I'm not aware

than the slap. My vision swims, but

tall.