Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 157

ATHENA

"I had to check on you guys. Did anything happen?" He asks, and my frown

deepens.

"What are you talking about?" I ask, confusion etched on my face.

He steps in and pulls my hand to the couch. I let him because I want to hear why he looks like he came running.

"Listen to me, don't pick any calls in the meantime. Do you understand? I've brought you a new line you can use for family and close friends for now." His thumb brushes my knuckles.

"Am I a wanted woman? What the hell is going on?" I ask.

"Well... you see-"

Before he can complete the sentence, Rayen rushes forward

"Daddy!" he grins, grabbing Alex's hand.

"Come! You have to see my new bedroom. I arranged my toys like you showed me!"

Alex chuckles, glancing at me before giving in. "Alright, little man. Lead the way."

I watch them disappear down the hallway, my mind racing with a dozen questions Alex didn't get to answer.

A few minutes later, I call out from the kitchen,

"Rayen! Dinner's ready!"

Little footsteps patter down the hall, followed by heavier ones. Rayen appears first.

"Mummy, can Daddy eat with us?" he asks hopefully, looking over his shoulder as Alex walks in behind him.

I open my mouth to say something, but Alex beats me to it.

"I'm very hungry, actually," he says, meeting my gaze with a straight face. "I missed lunch."

I narrow my eyes at him.

That's very possible because even while we were married, he used to skip lunch and burry himself in work.

But isn't that too intimate?

I don't want to paint a false picture for my son only to come and disappoint him.

But one time, it can't hurt.

Right?

throw Alex a nasty

and starts babbling about school, I lean toward Alex and

"What's wrong with you?"

"You're not about to kick out a

just enough to make me want to throw

muttering under

"Unbelievable."

wider and pulls out the chair beside

up,

Rayen leans on his

supper some good hours ago. I was hoping Amex would leave, but Rayen kept insisting they play games for a while since

take that excitement away from him, so I went upstairs

and now, hours later, he has finally started

put him to bed." I whisper, walking to take Rayen, but he holds onto

want Daddy to do

softening in the dim light

that okay with you?" He asks

aback. It's like someone clowned my

a human being.

Of course." I

father, I can't keep him from tucking

his arms

back," he says, his voice

nod, crossing my arms as I

of his father's shirt his headresting

shouldn't hurt to see them

But it does.

was supposed to be

was supposed to

A normal family.

a time when this was

now, so much has

behind my

mugs and Rayen's scattered

minutes later, Alex returns. He doesn't speak at first. He just stands at

of the stairs, watching

cold," he finally says,

once. "He had a

He doesn't leave.

over and picks up one of Rayen's tiny

a good job," he says after a beat. "With him. With

hit deeper than I expected. I don't know if it's the sincerity in

the fact that it's coming from him, but it stirs

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