Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 142

ATHENA

"I'm sorry," Isabelle says slowly, blinking like she's trying to process what I just told her. "Let me get this straight, you fell asleep after we left the party, and Alex carried you to his bed? Then he made you coffee and cinnamon buns?"

I nod, curling my hands tighter around the coffee cup I've barely sipped from.

She stares at me. "Was the coffee poisoned? Did you get food poisoning from the buns? Any hallucinations? Sudden urge to forgive the man who broke your heart and set your world on fire?"

I laugh.

"No hallucinations just yet. But who knows, maybe it takes a week."

"Why didn't you say no." She asks, her face still in shock.

"I did. He insisted." I respond.

"Don't let him fool you twice, Athena. That man doesn't deserve you."

I laugh again.

Isabelle gives me a look. "I'm serious, Athena. Don't let your guard down just because he smiled or made coffee. That man is a walking red flag wrapped in a fitted suit and looks to die for."

"Don't be dramatic." I mutter under my breath. "I know who he is better than anyone."

"I'm not being dramatic, I'm being realistic. What did he do after breakfast? Offer you a foot massage and apologize for emotionally scarring you?"

"Nope. I went about my way." I respond. Holding back the fact that I let him drive me after he insisted.

Why am I allowing him to do things for me?

Isabelle narrows her eyes at me like she can read every thought I'm trying to shove down.

"You let him drive you home too, didn't you?" she echoes slowly. "Athena..."

"I didn't ask him," I mutter, taking a sip of my now-lukewarm coffee. "He insisted. I was too tired to go back and forth with his stubborn self."

how considerate of you," she deadpans. "Helping your ex maintain his fake good guy image.

not like that." I

jaw on the floor after those words. But that doesn't change the fact that you should stay away from that man. Focus on

voice cuts in with playful tease, and panick grabs

hope he didn't hear

he walks over, casually placing

between a groan and a scoff. "I'm leaving before I start choking on

to say, but she's already waving us off and heading out

glances at me with a smile that's just slightly

you talking about that has her

girl stuff." I give him a smile, and he

a kiss

missed you." He says, and

"Zayan-"

cross the line, dadadadda." He falls back in the chair with

the first time I've caught a break in 48 hours. But

angel. I'm just glad that psycho is out of your hair and you can

you for visiting the victims' families with me. You're

Dawson? Are you asking me out on a date?"

"It's not a date. It's dinner.

voice low as if he wants to tell me a

thank you dinner turn into a date if the

on the definition of

brow. "You tell

mouth to reply, but nothing

makes me feel safe.

right, it just might

heart swells. I can see why he's everyone's

skyrocketing right now. Don't let me crash." He

to shoot him a glare when our phones ring

as we

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