Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

ALEX

"I didn't know traitors had birthdays." I click my tongue as we step into the ridiculously decorated room.

Gold balloons, silk table runners, champagne, and a cake so tall it probably has structural support.

lan doesn't even eat cake for fuck's sake.

My sister either does a great job or a shitty job at hosting events there's never an in-between. And judging by the way the glitter is already sticking to my shoes, this one's screaming "Emotional breakdown wrapped in sparkle."

Athena loops her arm through mine and leans in. "Be nice."

"I am being nice," I mutter, my eyes narrowing on the guests. "I showed up."

"Like you wouldn't." My wife rolls her beautiful eyes in that dramatic way she does and I'm already turned on.

Scratch that, her existence alone turns me on.

Peeling my eyes away from her because I'd hate to move around with a boner, my eyes find Katelyn's.

She smiles as she walks over to me.

"Look at you all grown up! Why don't you call and visit me anymore?" She pulls me in a tight hug.

"I'm sorry. The past months have been crazy."

"No worries! I'm glad I can now see you. Athena! How are you sweetheart?"

"I'm fine Mrs Quinn how are you?" My wife smiles.

"Nonsense! We are family, you can call me mum" She winks.

"She loves to collect us like trophies!" I tease, placing my hands in my pockets to keep from touching Athena.

"You can't blame me! I'm a sucker for more kids. But lan's father wasn't for the idea so here we are. Collecting bonus babies!" She sighs.

"Mrs. Quinn" Sloane's voice seems different.

She's nervous?

"I told you to call me mum, pretty girl!" She reprimands her.

I shake my head,

"If you'll excuse me for a bit. Great party princess."

She rolls her eyes so hard I'm shocked they're not stuck on the back of her head.

"You're probably mocking me."

"You know me so well." I hold back a laugh.

I kiss my wife's lips and her forehead before walking away to join Luca as we wait for the birthday boy to arrive.

"I wonder how they'll get that stubborn ass over here." Luca says the moment I reach him.

I scoff. "Doesn't take much to lure in a traitor."

Luca chuckles.

"Still mad?"

I give him a look. “Does my face look mad?"

The fucker looks up then laughs.

"You're one petty little bitch."

I grab a bottle of water, "At Least I'm not playing push and pull with my fuck buddy."

"I should get lan to grovel at your feet before this bitterness spreads around the world."

say again, my voice like

brow. "You say that the way alcoholics say they're just social

like people who pretend they're not a thing."

shrugs, casual as ever. "I'm not exclusive with anyone. You know

"That sounds

A look of

glass to her. "Hey,

eyes linger on Luca a moment longer, unspoken words

in the air.

way, then back at

"Fuck."

"Sorry? I

Ian is walking in. Let's

don't say

I don't

silence and sudden foul

as the double

who went to get him walks in, her hand in his as

his eyes with a black

he's

"Silver, what's going on?"

moves her hands slowly, then stands on her tip toes even

echoes

"SURPRISE!!"

wave of cheers

while Luca just raises a

is no way in hell I'll cheer and clap

blinks, adjusting to the lights, and then he

finally start to slowly come to terms with the

He turns to Sloane.

And kisses her.

and tender. Like they're alone in

eat it

hear women

makes her way toward me again, sliding her arm through

"Don't say it."

"I didn't say anything."

it

She's not wrong.

pulls away from Sloane, basking in the spotlight like the prodigal

the gates of

to him like

my hand.

kiss her temple. "I'm always on my

earns me a look and I

I love this

towards four eyes and I pull him

and I'll fucking slice

she

you probably deserve

wink at

a double

who gives me

with a

plastered on her face.

belongs to s

my birthday gift!” lan says when

me

contact for you to

grind out.

gives him a huge box she worked on for

you Dr. Dawson!" lan teases,

really has death calling