Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 108 ~ What happened?

ALEX

"You look like shit."

Luca leans back in his chair, brown eyes sweeping over me like he's confirming a diagnosis.

"Shit doesn't cover it," lann chimes in, and I throw him a glare that lacks the heat it usually carries.

They're both right.

I do look like hell.

"Should I pour you a drink?" Luca offers, but I shake my head.

"Rayen's birthday party starts in an hour. I'm not showing up stinking of whiskey."

Luca whistles. "Look at you being responsible."

I rub at my temples, head throbbing from more than just the sleepless nights.

"I just... I don't get it."

That makes them both pause. I never start conversations like this. I usually keep things buried, neat, and tucked somewhere no one can find them, but something's been cracking lately.

"Get what?" Luca edges me on.

"Athena." Her name feels like gravel in my throat.

"She's been... amazing with Rayen. Like really good to him. He's already sent me

a picture of the gift she just took to him, some Lego game, and he swears it's the best thing he's ever gotten."

I let out a dry laugh.

"I bought him four actual cars. But sure, let's all worship the plastic blocks."

lann raises a brow, clearly confused,

she's good

forward, elbows

not for that reason, but I've been wrecking my brain trying to figure out why she's so good to Rayen when she-" My voice breaks, "When she got rid of our

the memory of those goddamn photos, "She didn't want to be a mother. Not

and bitter, like

with

tightening into fists. "She's carefree and laughs at almost everything. I've seen my cousin grow. He couldn't make a dollar from telling a

in all of this? Wasn't he the reason? The man she gave up everything for? Why isn't she with him?

The question haunts me.

with him but hiding

worth it, giving up our little boy's life

not, if she's not with him, then what the hell was

nothing, if she's not with him, if they're not

raking my fingers through my

for a moment

not losing it. You're in love

up at him like his lost his mind. Which I suspect

"You've lost your brains?."

are." Luca supports him, and I

kid, you fuckers. Loving her is the last

if she

of doing such thing. She's feisty with a nasty temper but she is also

stillborn? I had the best doctors, Luca. You were there, we did scans every week and I was told he was growing just fine and healthy then suddenly he's born

the possibilities of foul play and investigate

Luca's words for a moment. Does she believe the same? Is that why she

The birthmark.

first I also got taken aback when I saw

words echo

got so drunk I messed up the signature and we

are having a heart to heart and you're thinking about

fucking do it." I

rolls his

his

I immediately slide right.