Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

LEAH

"What are we doing here, Alex?" I whisper, my voice barely coming out, unable to believe what's standing right in front of me.

A bridal boutique.

A real, shimmering bridal boutique.

My fucking dream boutique where they sale the best and most expensive wedding gowns!

The doors swing open as if they were expecting us.

A woman in a sleek black dress smiles warmly and gestures us inside.

"Welcome Mr. King, ma'am. We've been expecting you."

Ma'am.

Mrs King is the name but I have to play nice so I smile.

"Thank you!".

When we step In.... my breath stops!

I stumble forward, my heart slamming into my ribs so hard it hurts.

I turn to Alex, blinking up at him, my mind spinning, almost scared to say the

words out loud.

"Alex, really... what is this?"

He doesn't smile.

He doesn't soften.

He just looks at me with those icy green eyes and says, his voice low and serious,

"To be my wife... you need a dress."He shrugs like it's obvious, like it's the most natural thing in the world.

"Isn't that what you've always wanted?"

I can't breathe.

I'm finally going to be his wife!

If I knew this was all it took I would have asked Athena to get pregnant faster!

I should probably reduce on the trouble I cause her at the hospital. She did birth me a golden ticket after all.

Tears rush to my eyes, blurring everything around me into a dream.

It's happening.

It's finally happening.

All the years.

All the sacrifices.

suffering.

my hand to my mouth and nod, too choked up

her hands together, leading me deeper

silks, pearls, diamonds, all for me to

me like a

on dress after dress,

find the

with tiny crystals that catch the light with

buttons

Elegant.

Timeless.

Expensive.

a Queen

even bother to ask for the price because

in front of the giant mirror,

Dad will be

is a

I turn to Alex, he's standing there, hands

the way

look like a woman

His lips twitch.

Not a smile.

Not even close.

care. Not

This is mine.

This moment is mine.

I deserve

I deserve him.

has half the time. Maybe it's his happy

found the dress of your dreams," Alex

I smile excitedly as I walk

the fabric with tender care

it up.

like its

I freeze.

Ten...million...?

dries up

spin toward Alex, a

escaping me.

he's buying me a

I mean, it's Alexander

sneeze out ten million and

to thank him when

he says casually, like he's

I stare at him.

Blinking once.

Twice.

awkwardly, a