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?"

pretending I'm okay without

you're breaking. And I realized I've never really taken care of

inside of my

nightstand and picks up

hands it

This one just says:

[Please be mine again.]

it down because

should go,"

running away?" He

pounding so hard I hear my

doing this for some hidden agenda. What? Is it the formula you want? I was told billionaires are after it!" I

space. I've been to stunned to move, glued to the

raises his thumb and wipes an angry tear falling down

heart." He whispers, before his eyes lift to hold my

to hurt you. Ever again. As for the formula, no I don't want it. That's why I'm shutting

may be wealthy

I'm the

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

the one thing that

his head with

the formula, as for

You and Rayen are. But

like

warm it makes my chest

don't believe you," I whisper, even though a small,

things, Alex. That's the scary

I'm the air

with words," he says, his voice

if

shaky step back, trying to

the walls I've spent years rebuilding with

fury.

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