Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

ALEX

There are only two things I truly regret this afternoon.

1. Letting Luca pick the restaurant.

2. Me agreeing to hang out with my so-called friends when they've had more than one drink in them.

"I'm just saying," Luca leans back in his chair, swirling his whiskey like he's in a bad mafia movie, "you've fallen for your ex-wife."

"You're drunk." I reply, stabbing a piece of steak with more aggression than necessary. "And I haven't fallen for anyone."

Luca snorts so hard that he nearly chokes on his drink. "Sure. You just follow her around like a bodyguard-slash-lover, risk your life for her, and stare at your phone every five seconds. Totally normal co-parenting behavior."

"It is co-parenting," I say flatly. "We share a child. It's called being responsible adults. Not that you'd know anything about it."

"I have three kids, and I can safely say you've totally fallen for her." Ethan says, and I turn my head in anger.

"Why are you even here? I don't even like you." I snarl.

Ethan is that bastard's cousin and the main reason Athena is working in the same hospital as Zayan, and it makes my heart boil. I mean, is he so pathetic that he has to rely on his cousin's best friend for a job?

"I'm here for lan. As soon as he gets here, I'll be gone. Trust me, the feeling between us is mutual." Ethan responds. "But I can understand why you're insecure, Zayan is a ladies' man." Ethan laughs.

What a cocky bastard.

"You're going to start a fight, Sinclair. Is that your plan?" Luca says, grinning, enjoying the fact that Ethan and I are about to burn each other to the ground with our glares.

"Alex is always calm, but today is different. He has been staring at his phone like something is about to jump out of it. Is it Athena? Time to switch who is baby sitting next?"

With my frustration building up, I turn to face Luca,

"I'm not-"

Ugh.

Why am I even defending myself?

"I'll bet fifty thousand," Luca cuts in, lifting his glass like it's an official declaration,

you don't last a month before begging

"You're too generous. I give him a

her as the mother to my son, and I'm still begging her to forgive me for what I

They respond in unison, and I groan in

there. That's why I'm down for this game. I'll win that 50k and give

too certain."

fuckers both

looks worn out and

need to talk to Dad. Sloane needs to be treated abroad. She

The room falls silent.

teasing dies

still in scrubs which tells me he

friend being together

seeing how broken lan has been has changed my

jet and anything she needs."I support the

know if there is anything I can help with." Luca adds on and

for anything. Zane too,

little sis, you have people waiting for you. Just hold on a little longer Sloane. I'll make

it," I say, turning to lan. "Thank you for taking

nods with tired but steady eyes. "You did well to

"Don't

runs a hand over his face. "You were practically living at the hospital, Alex.

you

baby sister. I won't

but it's all my fault. If I had seen through Leah

then, Ethan's

at the screen, frowns, then stands. "I've gotta go. I'll check in on

something happen?"

nods. "Zayan was supposed to pick the

to pick them up."

I freeze. "Wait. What?"

his coat but

Athena

at me, catching the shift in my face. "Where is he

to escort Athena. She's meeting

right?"