92–Keith

Sarah’s pov

Once I saw the divorce paper lying on Justin’s desk, I held my breath. Justin looked at it mechanically and tossed it aside.

He stubbornly opened his laptop and started working on it. The man was going through so much all at

once.

“Stand up,” Holding his hand I tried to pull him onto his feet.

“What is it?” he tried to act nonchalant, but I knew him better.

“I said stand up, Justin Deluca.” Sighing heavily, he pushed back his laptop and stood up.

“Now, what, Sarah?“.

“Nothing. I just wanted to hug you, silly.” I circled my arms around his hard body and leaned my cheek on his chest. He kept standing there obstinately letting me have my way.

“Hug me, a*sshole!” I muttered in his chest and felt his strong arms around me, “Not like this. Hold me tight. Think of me as your friend. A friend who wants to be there for you, Justin. Don’t push me away. Please. Let me in!”

When his demeanor didn’t change, I kept glued to his body purposely, silently telling him that I wasn’t backing off. But then I felt wetness in my hair.

“She sent me divorce, Sarah.” He whispered against my head, “She hates me.”

He was not crying but he had no control over his tears, “I am such a shithead. Why was I even born? When

I was a baby… granny should have let me go with my parents. If I was dead nothing of this sort would have happened.”

“Justin Deluca! Don’t tell me you are giving up.” I warned him sternly, “Ashley is safe and that’s what should be your top priority right now.”

“Thank you, Sarah. I am lucky to have you.” He said squeezing me into him.

We stayed like this for some time.

After that, he had gone painfully quiet. He stopped expressing himself, turned cold towards everything, and seldomly smiled.

He was my friend, and I knew he was in pain. I used to hug him a lot, offering him my shoulder.

in his work. He started expanding his business even more.

Ashley left. Keith and I started dating secretly. We both were big shots so to avoid any acquaintances we started seeing each other either at low–maintenance cafes

We

possible but for some reason I was scared. What will Justin think?

mean, I used to be his fiancée and was spending

I

to gather enough wits

  1. it. As a friend I stayed beside him, consoling him, but whenever I wanted to tell him about Keith,

to go numb.

92–kelth

a separate accommodation, but Justin needed me. I daily used to sit with him in his office and

and went to his desk to attend a business call. While clicking the keys, I felt the study door opening. Thinking that it must be Alex, I kind of ignored him and got busy with my work,

Shit!

Keith?

knew he was Justin’s friend, but he rarely visited him during working hours.

said to no one in

mumbled and then tried my best to engross myself in the work,

he whispered, “You look beautiful.”

and I threw a quick glance

locked my

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He spoke again and this time held

hand away, “Are you nuts?” I said through my

I turned my face to him

“Keith! Not now.”

by hiding it from him.” Keith was right, But what to do with this guilt… How would I face

Sarah. You won’t regret

typing on Justin’s laptop, “because there is nothing to regret. Like, come on. We

I felt his body go tense, “We did once, though.” He

Why couldn’t he

“Keith! Go!”

“Sarah …”

could finish

his seat to us, “Hello

even bother to give

Keith had firmnessther a

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