Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

ATHENA

[A rose for every day I wronged you. I love you baby, please take me back.]

I stare at the small card with my mouth open.

What time did he arrange this?

I look around, and the floor is covered in red roses. Petals trail from the door to

the bed, some scattered in messy little bunches, others lying so perfectly they almost look unreal. The room smells like fresh flowers and heartbreak.

My heart thuds against my chest like it's trying to claw its way out.

"I think we are in the wrong room." I place the card back down.

"No we're not. The flowers are for you." A deep voice speaks behind me.

"You're insane," I whisper, not sure if I'm talking to him or myself.

Alex leans against the doorframe, his hands in his pockets, watching me like I'm the only thing in the room that matters.

"I am insane." He says, pushing away from the door frame, "But I'm in love with you."

I shake my head slowly, trying to keep the tremble out of my voice.

"You can't just buy flowers and expect everything to go away."

"I don't expect it to fix anything." He steps closer,"I just wanted you to know I remember. Every single day, I hurt you. Every time I made you feel like you didn't matter."

"And what? You thought a few dozen roses would make it better?" I try to sound annoyed, angry, anything but soft.

"It's not the roses," he says gently. "It's what they stand for. Regret. Memory. Hope."

I hate how those words make my throat tighten.

I look away, pretending to fix the strap of my bag, pretending I don't feel tears pressing at the back of my eyes.

"Why now, Alex? Why do all this now?"

without

even when you're breaking. And I realized I've

the inside of my cheek,

and picks up another card I hadn't

he hands it

This one just says:

[Please be mine again.]

setting it

should go,"

away?" He

so hard

you're doing this for some hidden agenda. What? Is it the formula you want?

been to stunned to move, glued to the fucking

an angry tear

it breaks my heart." He whispers, before

formula, no I don't want it. That's why I'm shutting the whole program down. Including lan's." He

so far fetched even for you. You may be

But I'm the wealthiest.

I'm sponsoring his campaigns and once he wins, we can get all this behind us Unless

believe you're not interested in the

shakes his head with

formula, as for the weakness,

and Rayen are.

the air like

hate how warm it makes my chest

though

all the right things, Alex. That's the

looks at me like I'm the air he's been begging

to convince you with words," he says, his voice low. "I'll prove

if you let

step

it slipping, logic, distance, the walls I've spent years

fury.

to be around you anymore," I admit. "I don't know