The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

Chapter 5 The Route

Helena had a few tricks up her sleeve.

With those sneaky moves of hers, she managed to keep Antonio around until evening again.

I was leaning against the headboard, telling the kids their bedtime story, when my phone vibrated with a new message.

"Mommy, your phone is ringing." My elder son Rory handed me the phone.

"It's not important." I glanced at the screen and flipped the phone face-down on the bed. "Let's keep going with The Little Mermaid. If you were the prince, would you choose the princess from the neighboring kingdom or the mermaid princess?"

I chatted with the kids for a while.

After they fell asleep, I turned on my phone.

It was a selfie from Helena.

Antonio was lying in bed, his handsome face relaxed in sleep, the blanket pulled up to his chest, revealing his shoulders and

pecs.

There were clear hickeys and scratch marks on his skin.

Helena, also topless, was lying on Antonio's arm, facing the camera, and gave a smug pose.

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Do you think he'll be able to go home

turned off my

into the music room, switched on the light, grabbed my

camera like I always did, then

practiced so I could go

was called

which made you suffer, because the best

desire anymore, and so much cried and so

was

everything you wanted is all set, including the school enrollment for the

"Okay, thank you."

video where I took the call, and played the violin for a bit

Four more days.

Antonio's

be

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went way back. We

were 18.

exact, he had known me since

and Antonio and I

parents had always

when I was picking up the kids, his mom Tabitha joked, "How's it going without the kids around? Is Antonio on cloud nine? Maybe you should leave the

stunned

the middle of the night, Antonio actually came