He left her. She stared at the note and laid there in the closet staring at his empty side. She wasn’t angry or sad but she didn’t know what it was she was feeling.
“Paxton?!” Duke called out.
It had been over fifteen minutes since she went inside. He didn’t know what was going on but he knew something was wrong when Paxton didn’t come out to let him know what was going on. He rushed up the stairs after searching the main floor.
“Pax?” He turned and saw her lying in the closet. “Pax, what’s wrong?”
He rushed over to her and sat down beside her. He pulled her into his arms. He saw the note that she was gripping in her hand.
“He left. He just left and gave me everything. He’s going back to New York.” She said.
There was no life in her voice. Duke cursed Jack silently. He couldn’t believe that Jack was stupid enough to walk away from this girl…again.
“I signed the papers Duke,” she said as if she read his thoughts. “I can’t accept what he has given me in the divorce though. I have to give back what is rightfully his.”
Duke didn’t say anything. He wasn’t sure if she was just shocked by it all or actually hurting inside. He waited for her to say something else. “Do you think he will take it back though?”
“He’ll fight it.” Paxton looked at the note she still gripped in her hands. “I don’t know what I am going to do.”
Duke felt his phone buzz in his pocket. He ignored it. It buzzed again. “You should get that.” Paxton said as she climbed out of his lap and stood up. Duke followed her lead and grabbed the phone from his pocket. He stepped out of the closet and went downstairs.
Paxton looked at the note and looked at the closet. This is what she wanted, sort of. She said she needed a fresh start. Jack just handed her the means to make whatever life she chose. She knew they were multi-millionaires, between his family money and their salaries, they had an extremely comfortable life. She remembered times when Jack begged her to quit her job. He had more than enough money to take care of them both. She refused knowing that she was keeping her promises she made the night her father died.
She walked out of the closet and back down to the main floor. She went to the kitchen. No food was stocked. She needed to go grocery shopping. She checked the garage. Her two cars were there, keys still hanging on the wall. She grabbed the set for the Audi Q5. She loved that SUV. It was her graduation present from Jack. She looked at the keychain and saw a picture of her and Jack at the park. They were so in love, she could still see it in the picture. She felt a small ache in her chest.
“Hey I have to go. I need to go help a player out of a mess he found himself in.” Duke said startling her.
“Okay, thank you for today.” She smiled back at him.
“Are you going to be alright?”
“I’ll be fine.”
“Call me if you need anything. I’m still in your corner,” he smiled. Paxton returned it then climbed into her own car.
She sat there letting it run and warm up. It wasn’t cold outside but she didn’t know how long it’s been since the car was started. She was lost in thoughts again. She picked up her phone. She closed her eyes waiting for an answer on the other end.
“This is Jack. Leave a message and I’ll be in touch!” Paxton was thankful his voicemail picked up.
“It’s me. I got your note. I cannot accept what you left me. It’s too much and it belongs to you. I would just like to keep the Q5 and my portion of the money. I’m also going to try to stay in the cabin but if I end up selling it I will send you half of the money I get for it. I will send you all the money I get for the Spyder convertible you left here. It was your favorite car and one of my favorite places to be with you. I can’t look at it. I got to go. I’ll be in touch about the money transfer.”
She hung up. She knew that Jack will not like the message and try to call
“Paxton?!” Duke called out.
It had been over fifteen minutes since she went inside. He didn’t know what was going on but he knew something was wrong when Paxton didn’t come out to let him know what was going on. He rushed up the stairs after searching the main floor.
“Pax?” He turned and saw her lying in the closet. “Pax, what’s wrong?”
He rushed over to her and sat down beside her. He pulled her into his arms. He saw the note that she was gripping in her hand.
“He left. He just left and gave me everything. He’s going back to New York.” She said.
There was no life in her voice. Duke cursed Jack silently. He couldn’t believe that Jack was stupid enough to walk away from this girl…again.
“I signed the papers Duke,” she said as if she read his thoughts. “I can’t accept what he has given me in the divorce though. I have to give back what is rightfully his.”
Duke didn’t say anything. He wasn’t sure if she was just shocked by it all or actually hurting inside. He waited for her to say something else. “Do you think he will take it back though?”
“He’ll fight it.” Paxton looked at the note she still gripped in her hands. “I don’t know what I am going to do.”
Duke felt his phone buzz in his pocket. He ignored it. It buzzed again. “You should get that.” Paxton said as she climbed out of his lap and stood up. Duke followed her lead and grabbed the phone from his pocket. He stepped out of the closet and went downstairs.
Paxton looked at the note and looked at the closet. This is what she wanted, sort of. She said she needed a fresh start. Jack just handed her the means to make whatever life she chose. She knew they were multi-millionaires, between his family money and their salaries, they had an extremely comfortable life. She remembered times when Jack begged her to quit her job. He had more than enough money to take care of them both. She refused knowing that she was keeping her promises she made the night her father died.
She walked out of the closet and back down to the main floor. She went to the kitchen. No food was stocked. She needed to go grocery shopping. She checked the garage. Her two cars were there, keys still hanging on the wall. She grabbed the set for the Audi Q5. She loved that SUV. It was her graduation present from Jack. She looked at the keychain and saw a picture of her and Jack at the park. They were so in love, she could still see it in the picture. She felt a small ache in her chest.
“Hey I have to go. I need to go help a player out of a mess he found himself in.” Duke said startling her.
“Okay, thank you for today.” She smiled back at him.
“Are you going to be alright?”
“I’ll be fine.”
“Call me if you need anything. I’m still in your corner,” he smiled. Paxton returned it then climbed into her own car.
She sat there letting it run and warm up. It wasn’t cold outside but she didn’t know how long it’s been since the car was started. She was lost in thoughts again. She picked up her phone. She closed her eyes waiting for an answer on the other end.
“This is Jack. Leave a message and I’ll be in touch!” Paxton was thankful his voicemail picked up.
“It’s me. I got your note. I cannot accept what you left me. It’s too much and it belongs to you. I would just like to keep the Q5 and my portion of the money. I’m also going to try to stay in the cabin but if I end up selling it I will send you half of the money I get for it. I will send you all the money I get for the Spyder convertible you left here. It was your favorite car and one of my favorite places to be with you. I can’t look at it. I got to go. I’ll be in touch about the money transfer.”
She hung up. She knew that Jack will not like the message and try to call
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