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“You’ve just had a baby, well not just, but he’s not even one yet. It’s not unusual for a marriage to go through a teething stage while you navigate this time in your life.”
“Did you go through this when you had Sienna?”
Though she doesn’t do it well, Kate attempts to hide her smile. “Noah is many things, stubborn for the most part and arrogant because he’s so damn handsome. But, never once has he ever made me feel less deserving in our marriage. If anyone knows how to put a woman on a pedestal and worship her, it’s Noah Mason.”
I chuckle softly, glad she kept their bedroom behavior private. “What about Uncle Lex? He’s the OG, isn’t he?”
“There are no words to describe Lex.” Kate rolls her eyes with a grin. “But I guess yes, he’s the so-called OG. He and Charlie have something unexplainable.”
Uncle Lex and Auntie Charlie set the benchmark for romance. A love like theirs was tested for the longest time, but in the end, they’re soulmates. There’s no other way to describe them. Whenever I said that to my cousins, they cringed and told me I was a hopeless romantic.
“You’re right. It’s just a teething stage. It will get better. It has to.”
And what Kate doesn’t know is that even if it doesn’t, I have no choice. I made a vow to be Benedict’s wife. Then, I brought our child into this world.
I can never destroy nor walk away from this life I chose, no matter how unhappy or lonely I am.
All I can do is put on a brave face and pray this will soon be over.
And the man I fell in love with returns to me, so we can finally live our lives the way we both envisioned when we said ‘I do’ on our wedding day.
Three
Andy
The sound of the door buzzer startles me enough to break my deep sleep.
An involuntary groan escapes my mouth as I shift sideward to catch a glimpse of the time on my clock, ignoring the sunlight peeking through the sheer drapes rather annoyingly.
Nine in the morning. Way too early for anything good.
Beside me, gentle snores filter inside the room. The long ginger-colored hair is tangled around the naked torso, and for a split moment, I try to remember my actions from last night.
It was another launch party for a new club opening, nothing unusual for Manhattan since it seems like a new club is always opening. I was specifically asked if my services were available to shoot the night, even though it’s not something I usually do. It was hard to say no when a lot of cash was thrown at the job, another billionaire looking to cash into the entertainment industry.
The night panned out as any normal club opening, and then beside me at the bar, a woman caught my eye. Young, perhaps college-age, and curly ginger-colored hair bouncing with every move she made.
The memories pained me more than I cared to admit. A reminder of the girl I once knew and called my best friend started a chain of destructive events last night.
Shot glasses filled with Patrón couldn’t come fast enough. Each one was as lethal as the one proceeding it. Luckily, I’d finish my work and was able to lose myself in the night.
Enough to wind up here with not much memory.
Jesus, I can’t even remember her name…
Quickly, I remember the buzzer, hopping out of bed to throw my sweats on. As I walk toward the door, I rub my face to wake myself up, then unlatch the chain to open it.
Standing outside is my Uncle Lex.
“Lex?” I question, followed by a yawn. “What are you doing here?”
“I thought I’d pay a visit to my favorite nephew.”
His tall stature is somewhat intimidating, especially since he’s dressed in a suit, and my torso is exposed because I couldn’t be fucked finding a shirt.
“Come in.”
Lex follows me in and takes a seat on the armchair. I offer him a coffee since I desperately need one myself. He kindly accepts, so I make it just the way he takes it—black with no sugar. The same way I take mine.
