Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

ATHENA

"Kill me now!" Sloane groans as she throws herself on the bed.

Rayen's, to be exact.

He will hate it when he finds us going through his things. Rayen recently turned four, but I've always known my son was special. He thinks differently and even asks questions that leave my mouth hanging open. He also hates it when we are in his space. Apparently.

No one told me he would hate my kisses so soon. Too soon.

Okay, hate is a stretch, but still... he always says,

"Mummy, please. I'm too old for kisses. Just make another baby."

Anyway, so he is growing tall super fast, so I had to change his wardrobe. My schedule has been crazy busy, but I always make sure I'm present and he finds me home.

I still remember how Alex was affected by his parents being too busy, and we got lucky Giana was there. Otherwise, he would have been worse.

That's something I certainly will not put my precious boy through. Sloane, who was shocked as I was by Katelyn's earlier than scheduled appearance, rushed to my house, and here we are.

"It's not so bad. She even called you, so you could have lunch together." I try to smoothen the situation.

"Easy for you to say, Aunt.. I mean.. Mum dotted on you before even meeting you." She groans.

I give her a smile, I'm so proud of Sloane. She's been so strong, especially after hearing her idiotic parents' behavior while she was in comma. She was hurt but mostly angry and punched Noah for it.

Something Alex smiled at and offered to even help with.

"Yours defended me yesterday. Even offered to fund my research. You really have nothing to worry about."

"Maybe she just likes medical stuff!"

I laugh

as a way to win points from lan. By making your mother inlaw like

know what I'm saying, to be

not my mother inlaw

"Well, she will be."

might change his mind

I now see why he's best friends with my husband. Birds of the same feather and all that." I lean forward, putting the new sets of shorts

be a sweet chaotic self. If she doesn't like it, that's her loss. Besides, Aunty Ari will have her head on a spike if she makes you cry. Let

her eyes. She stares up at the ceiling like

"Sloane, you've survived worse. You've literally come back from the dead. One lunch with lan's mum isn't going to

like she was born judging people," she mumbles, dragging a pillow over her face. "And she dresses like she eats diamonds for

Because that means she'll choke on

the pillow. "You're

I did have people whispering about me when I married Alex? Both times. Even now, people still think he's way over my league. Trust me, if I had to win over every skeptical rich parent, I'd

a little shinier than before. "What if I'm

that. My chest

I say

been enough. If lan's

then she's

past, he е wouldn't have stayed by

that, too." I half laugh before looking at my sister inlaw and best friend,

me a

laughs, warming my heart that some of her doubt has left

I'm the best, aren't I? Your brother is lucky to have me!" I tease, and we both fall into a fit

of tiny, furious footsteps pounds toward the

don't even need to look to know who

dictator storms in, his face crumpled into a

Sloane, How are you?"

Come give me a hug." Sloane spreads her

like hugs very much. Do you want

thanks." Sloane responds, squinting her eyes at