There He Is Again My Ex Husband by Emily Jenkins

"No. I am not good, not good at all!"

"Jean, I haven't been and never will be good without you…" Arthur's voice sounded anguished. "Ever since you left me, I have been living in sadness and regret."

"You are drunk. You'd better go to sleep." Jean cut in and was ready to hang up the phone. Though Arthur was drunk, it seemed to Jean that he could fend for himself.

But suddenly there was a great thud from the other side of the phone, which gave Jean quite a shock. "Arthur, are you ok?"

"Sorry," only after a while did Arthur manage to answer, "I just fell off the bed."

Jean pinched her forehead to ease her worry, and she asked, "Are you on the top floor? Which room are you in?"

Arthur told her the room number but then fell into silence, so Jean had to put on her coat and went to him. The deputy manager was drunk and Jean's assistant must also be tired by now; they would not know Jean was gone.

Jean soon reached the top floor. When she rang the doorbell, it took a while before Arthur opened it, and he fell on her the moment she walked into the room.

with great difficulties. "I just don't understand. Why did you drink so much? You are not a

effort, and he turned over to embrace her. Arthur smiled elatedly, "I drank the deputy manager under the table so I get the chance to stay with you. He

the reason why Arthur

"Don't you feel

shoulder, he mumbled, "but I think it was quite worthy." Though his stomach didn't feel well, he

fine to me. I will get

covered his

glass back. So, she had to put it

can't be willful just because you are drunk. I don't care what it takes to hold you back. Only when you are by my side can I have a good rest." Holding Jean tight, Arthur said in a low voice, "I mean it, Jean. Ever since you were gone, I

business trip was to confess his love to Jean. He had tried to do so before but had been rejected by Jean again and again. So, he decided that this time he would tell her no matter what,

for Jean, she was stunned at Arthur's words. Arthur had hurt her so much, that at first Jean couldn't believe his words of passionate love. Lying on the bed, she stared at Arthur blankly. While Arthur became agitated from the

down to kiss her. The atmosphere became romantic. Though Jean kept thinking about going back to her room lest the deputy manager couldn't find her tomorrow, Arthur was quite excited that

both of them were woken by Jean's alarm clock. Jean was used to waking up an hour earlier once she had important work, so she still had time to go back to her room. But when she was about to leave, Arthur embraced

he hadn't changed his clothes and was still wearing