it held all the answers. I knew better. I’d tried to find peace and truth at the bottom of a bottle before and it didn’t work then, just like it wouldn’t work now. No matter how much I drank, I could never drown her, or her memory. She’d had been a snake in the grass all along, slithering her way into my life, waiting for the perfect moment to strike…when I was weak and in love. My senseless heart should have known she was too good to be true, just like Katherine.
No, she’s different.
I swallowed two large gulps of the comforting amber. “Last time I listened to you, we ended up heartbroken and homeless. No fuckin’ thanks.” My heart was a dumb fuck. Better to let my head sort this shit out with a little help from Jim and a nice piece of ass. Speaking of which, I looked down at my watch. Fuck, forty-five more minutes. I sunk down further into the chair and closed my eyes, reminding myself of all the reasons I could never love again.
I spent most of the day at the club, finalizing a big event we had planned for later that evening. We didn’t open for another few hours and the event wasn’t until ten, so I thought I would surprise Megan with an early dinner. She’d been distant lately and I was doing my best to show her more attention. Business kept me away from her more than I liked, but my marriage was important to me and when it boiled down to it…she would always come first.
Out of the hundreds of beautiful women that frequented my club, she was the one who stole my heart. She played like hell to catch, refusing my advances over and over before she finally agreed to go out on a date with me and we’d been together ever since. She was intelligent, beautiful and best of all…she was mine.
When I walked in the door, I was greeted by a mountain of luggage piled up in the foyer. Mostly mine and some that were new.
Confused, I called out for her. “Megan,”
Were we going somewhere? Fuck, why didn’t I think of that? God knows we needed a getaway. Smiling, I dropped my keys on the buffet table. A tremor ran through my gut and warning signs flashed left and right when she walked into sight.
Megan’s eyes were cold and her glare had blood freezing in my veins. I couldn’t move anything but my mouth. “What’s up with the luggage?”
She flipped her golden blond hair behind her shoulder and folded her arms across her chest. “Today is D-Day love,”
I rubbed the back of my neck, a rock of dread hitting me in the center of my chest. “D-Day?”
Fisting a large manila envelope, she walked towards me and extended her arm. “I want a divorce.”
Fucking what?!
I knew we were having problems, but divorce?
With my heart in my throat, I reached for her. “Megan,”
“Don’t fucking touch me. Here, take it,”
I snatched the envelope from her hand, tossing it to the floor, my heart breaking with every word. I softened my voice. “Megan please, we can work this out. I know it’s been rough lately, but I don’t want a divorce, and I know you don’t either. Let’s talk about this?”
“If you sign those papers and contest nothing, this will end well for you. But if you don’t, it will get ugly. Very ugly.”
“Can you please tell me what the fuck is going on right now!?”
“God, to be so smart, you’re so fucking stupid.”
“Fuckin’ talk.” I roared, my entire body shaking with rage.
How could she say these things? The woman I loved was kind and sweet and loved me with a fire so deep absolutely nothing could douse the flames. That’s what she’d told me.
“I don’t love you. Never have. Wait, I take that back, I do love your money and your cock was fun too. I’ll always miss that.”
What the fuck was she saying?
Shudders tortured my spine as I stared into her loveless eyes. With a malicious smile, her perfect face completely shattered. She’d betrayed me, claimed to love me for what…my money? It felt like an anvil had just been dropped on me, crushing me and
No, she’s different.
I swallowed two large gulps of the comforting amber. “Last time I listened to you, we ended up heartbroken and homeless. No fuckin’ thanks.” My heart was a dumb fuck. Better to let my head sort this shit out with a little help from Jim and a nice piece of ass. Speaking of which, I looked down at my watch. Fuck, forty-five more minutes. I sunk down further into the chair and closed my eyes, reminding myself of all the reasons I could never love again.
I spent most of the day at the club, finalizing a big event we had planned for later that evening. We didn’t open for another few hours and the event wasn’t until ten, so I thought I would surprise Megan with an early dinner. She’d been distant lately and I was doing my best to show her more attention. Business kept me away from her more than I liked, but my marriage was important to me and when it boiled down to it…she would always come first.
Out of the hundreds of beautiful women that frequented my club, she was the one who stole my heart. She played like hell to catch, refusing my advances over and over before she finally agreed to go out on a date with me and we’d been together ever since. She was intelligent, beautiful and best of all…she was mine.
When I walked in the door, I was greeted by a mountain of luggage piled up in the foyer. Mostly mine and some that were new.
Confused, I called out for her. “Megan,”
Were we going somewhere? Fuck, why didn’t I think of that? God knows we needed a getaway. Smiling, I dropped my keys on the buffet table. A tremor ran through my gut and warning signs flashed left and right when she walked into sight.
Megan’s eyes were cold and her glare had blood freezing in my veins. I couldn’t move anything but my mouth. “What’s up with the luggage?”
She flipped her golden blond hair behind her shoulder and folded her arms across her chest. “Today is D-Day love,”
I rubbed the back of my neck, a rock of dread hitting me in the center of my chest. “D-Day?”
Fisting a large manila envelope, she walked towards me and extended her arm. “I want a divorce.”
Fucking what?!
I knew we were having problems, but divorce?
With my heart in my throat, I reached for her. “Megan,”
“Don’t fucking touch me. Here, take it,”
I snatched the envelope from her hand, tossing it to the floor, my heart breaking with every word. I softened my voice. “Megan please, we can work this out. I know it’s been rough lately, but I don’t want a divorce, and I know you don’t either. Let’s talk about this?”
“If you sign those papers and contest nothing, this will end well for you. But if you don’t, it will get ugly. Very ugly.”
“Can you please tell me what the fuck is going on right now!?”
“God, to be so smart, you’re so fucking stupid.”
“Fuckin’ talk.” I roared, my entire body shaking with rage.
How could she say these things? The woman I loved was kind and sweet and loved me with a fire so deep absolutely nothing could douse the flames. That’s what she’d told me.
“I don’t love you. Never have. Wait, I take that back, I do love your money and your cock was fun too. I’ll always miss that.”
What the fuck was she saying?
Shudders tortured my spine as I stared into her loveless eyes. With a malicious smile, her perfect face completely shattered. She’d betrayed me, claimed to love me for what…my money? It felt like an anvil had just been dropped on me, crushing me and
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