My CEO 151

151 Can't Get Past It (Winona)

I feel like I've been hit by a truck. My head's pounding, my stomach's churning, and every sound stabs into my skull. I groan, pressing my hand to my forehead as I sit up in bed.

The memories of last night come flooding back-the party, the drinks, the argument.

God, the argument.

Anne stayed over with Bobby and Sarah. I hope they never heard us arguing like that. The kids are playing downstairs, their laughter bubbling upwards. It's the only bright spot in my day so far.

I pull on a robe and drag myself down to the kitchen, where the smell of coffee isn't helping my nausea.

"Good afternoon." Anne glances up from the table, her eyes sharp. "You look like hell," she says, handing

me a mug.

"Feel like it, too," I mutter, taking a sip and wincing. Even the usual coffee tastes too strong. I wince." Afternoon?" I look at the clock on the wall. "Shit, it's almost three in the afternoon!"

I heard Jayden slam the door when he left around three in the morning," Anne says, her voice probing but gentle. "Are you okay?"

I sigh, leaning against the counter. "We argued. Badly. I said a lot of things I shouldn't have."

Anne studies me for a moment, then asks, "were any of those things true?"

a bit rough, on both accounts. We were both drunk and

least everything is out there now," Anne says, her tone practical. "You can't deal with anything if you're not honest about how

to argue, but she's right. "Yeah, I guess. I just hope the kids didn't

neither could they. I just heard Jayden

slam."

"That's a relief."

kids out for a bit. You should get some more rest, or

always cuts to the chase. "You and Jayden need to work on things together if you

my guilt. I'm still standing here, trying to piece together the mess I'm facing, when there's a knock on

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a tornado, her usual larger-than-life energy making my head

fiancé, not looking like you got dragged through a hedge backwards. Unless he's the reason you look

smile. "Yeah, well, he is partially

couch, her bag hitting the floor with a thud. "Oh? Spill. Did he not perform, or did you two just get too drunk to

drunk and cared too much... We argued. About him having sex

leans forward, suddenly

how the last person he was with was Ashlyn. It just... it got into

and him and needed therapy. Okay, he said my reactions. were crazy. Same thing as far as

a low whistle. "So, even though Ashlyn's locked up, she's still messing with your

""Pretty much," I mutter.

and crossing her legs. "You're not going to like this, but you need to deal

"I just...

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