and even having to explain anything to me at
all was beneath her.
Completely ignoring my statement, she glanced around my shop in
boredom. Finally, she turned her stare back in my direction.
“Woman to woman, I’m giving you the courtesy up-front to let you
know Alek is done with you because he’s come to his senses. Finally. He’s done
slumming,” she declared haughtily.
It took all of my reserve not to jump on her and tackle her to
the ground. I envisioned snatching her by the hair and punching her in the
face, maybe even breaking her perfect little nose. My thoughts ran rampant
inside my head, helping to contain some of my anger. I couldn’t be arrested for
merely thinking it.
“Are you done?” I was able to pull off a calm tone, even though
inside I was a mess. As she flicked her hand in my direction, I caught sight of
the huge rock on her ring finger. She noticed, the smirk on her face proving
so.
She rotated her hand back and forth, allowing the ring to catch
the light and practically blind me. “He gave this back to me last night. He
said he carried it with him at all times, hoping I would come back to him
someday.”
When she saw my face fall, she grinned. She was done. She had
accomplished what she set out to do, which was to hurt me.
“You need to leave now. Don’t
ever step foot in my shop again.”
“Fine by me, as long as you stay away from my fiancé.”
“Get out!” I shouted. She laughed as she sauntered out the front
door.
As soon as she was gone, Megan walked into the front of the shop,
no doubt having heard some sort of commotion. “Are you okay, Sara?”
“I will be, Megan. I will be,” I repeated, not entirely believing
my own words. Grabbing my purse and keys from the back room, I rushed to leave.
“Megan, can you ask Matt to close up for me when he comes back? Please. Tell
him I’ll talk to him later.”
“Sure thing,” she answered as the door closed behind me.
Rushing to my car, I immediately dialed Alek’s number. It went
straight to voicemail. When I tried his office, his secretary told me he was in
a meeting and wasn’t to be disturbed for any reason.
I raced home in hopes Alexa was there so I could tell her
everything.
I needed someone to talk to and since I couldn’t reach the one
person I needed most, my best friend was the next best choice.
~19~
Alek
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
What the hell is that
sound? Still groggy from passing out
drunk, I couldn’t wrap my head around where the irritating noise was coming
from. I closed my eyes again in hopes it would stop.
Buzzzzzzzzzzzz.
My lids parted again, trying to figure out where I was before I
even attempted to get up. Taking a few deep breaths, the room spinning around
me, I made to stand up but instead fell on my ass.
Goddamn it! That hurt.
Buzzzzz. I glanced over
at my phone, but it wasn’t making any noise. The only other thing it could be was
the front gate.
Buzz. Buzz.
Scrambling off the floor took every ounce of energy I had left in
me. Whoever was out there was going to surely get an earful from me. Unless it
was Sara.
Shit! I wasn’t ready to
deal with our relationship yet.
I shook my head as I reached for the intercom. “Hello,” I
mumbled.
There was a crackling sound before I heard a woman’s voice. “Hi,
sweetheart. Can you let me in, please?” I couldn’t place who it was, not at
first, but knowing it wasn’t Sara gave me a fleeting feeling of relief.
“Who is this?”
“It’s me, silly. Cora. Can you please open the gate so I can come
up?”
What the hell is going on? Was I still dreaming? Cora? No, it couldn’t be. Why would she come back here
after all this time? And why the hell was she calling me ‘sweetheart’ and
acting as if we were still on good terms? I made it clear the last time we saw
each other I wouldn’t be held responsible for my actions if she ever came near
me again.
Even though more than a year had passed since I laid my eyes on
all was beneath her.
Completely ignoring my statement, she glanced around my shop in
boredom. Finally, she turned her stare back in my direction.
“Woman to woman, I’m giving you the courtesy up-front to let you
know Alek is done with you because he’s come to his senses. Finally. He’s done
slumming,” she declared haughtily.
It took all of my reserve not to jump on her and tackle her to
the ground. I envisioned snatching her by the hair and punching her in the
face, maybe even breaking her perfect little nose. My thoughts ran rampant
inside my head, helping to contain some of my anger. I couldn’t be arrested for
merely thinking it.
“Are you done?” I was able to pull off a calm tone, even though
inside I was a mess. As she flicked her hand in my direction, I caught sight of
the huge rock on her ring finger. She noticed, the smirk on her face proving
so.
She rotated her hand back and forth, allowing the ring to catch
the light and practically blind me. “He gave this back to me last night. He
said he carried it with him at all times, hoping I would come back to him
someday.”
When she saw my face fall, she grinned. She was done. She had
accomplished what she set out to do, which was to hurt me.
“You need to leave now. Don’t
ever step foot in my shop again.”
“Fine by me, as long as you stay away from my fiancé.”
“Get out!” I shouted. She laughed as she sauntered out the front
door.
As soon as she was gone, Megan walked into the front of the shop,
no doubt having heard some sort of commotion. “Are you okay, Sara?”
“I will be, Megan. I will be,” I repeated, not entirely believing
my own words. Grabbing my purse and keys from the back room, I rushed to leave.
“Megan, can you ask Matt to close up for me when he comes back? Please. Tell
him I’ll talk to him later.”
“Sure thing,” she answered as the door closed behind me.
Rushing to my car, I immediately dialed Alek’s number. It went
straight to voicemail. When I tried his office, his secretary told me he was in
a meeting and wasn’t to be disturbed for any reason.
I raced home in hopes Alexa was there so I could tell her
everything.
I needed someone to talk to and since I couldn’t reach the one
person I needed most, my best friend was the next best choice.
~19~
Alek
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
What the hell is that
sound? Still groggy from passing out
drunk, I couldn’t wrap my head around where the irritating noise was coming
from. I closed my eyes again in hopes it would stop.
Buzzzzzzzzzzzz.
My lids parted again, trying to figure out where I was before I
even attempted to get up. Taking a few deep breaths, the room spinning around
me, I made to stand up but instead fell on my ass.
Goddamn it! That hurt.
Buzzzzz. I glanced over
at my phone, but it wasn’t making any noise. The only other thing it could be was
the front gate.
Buzz. Buzz.
Scrambling off the floor took every ounce of energy I had left in
me. Whoever was out there was going to surely get an earful from me. Unless it
was Sara.
Shit! I wasn’t ready to
deal with our relationship yet.
I shook my head as I reached for the intercom. “Hello,” I
mumbled.
There was a crackling sound before I heard a woman’s voice. “Hi,
sweetheart. Can you let me in, please?” I couldn’t place who it was, not at
first, but knowing it wasn’t Sara gave me a fleeting feeling of relief.
“Who is this?”
“It’s me, silly. Cora. Can you please open the gate so I can come
up?”
What the hell is going on? Was I still dreaming? Cora? No, it couldn’t be. Why would she come back here
after all this time? And why the hell was she calling me ‘sweetheart’ and
acting as if we were still on good terms? I made it clear the last time we saw
each other I wouldn’t be held responsible for my actions if she ever came near
me again.
Even though more than a year had passed since I laid my eyes on
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