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Like the true actress that she is, she raises the microphone to her lips, her eyes never wavering from mine. “I’m pregnant!”
The crowd gasps, but the biggest gasp comes from me when Juliet removes her lace shawl and reveals a small baby bump. Judging from her size, she would be roughly three months. And three months ago, I was fucking her.
Juliet watches my face as the cold, hard truth hits home, and she grins, smugly raising both brows.
“This is sick,” Madison spits, twisting out of my embrace.
I panic, afraid she’s seen mine and Juliet’s exchange. “Let’s go,” I say, latching onto her hand and weaving through the crowd to reach the exit.
Thankfully, she doesn’t fight me, and it seems she wants to escape this suffocating environment as much as I do. The moment we reach the door, a sense of relief overwhelms me, and getting away from this toxic situation is all that matters.
As I yank on her hand and pull her out into the foyer, Madison slows down, her heels digging into the plush carpet. “Wait for a second,” she says, attempting to catch her breath. “I just need a minute.”
Goddammit, we don’t have a minute. If I know Juliet, she’ll be out here in seconds, wanting to rub my face in the mess I’ve made.
“You can rest in the car,” I press, lightly pulling her toward the elevators.
When she looks at me, confusion marring her perfect features, I explain, “I hate seeing you this way, Madison. Look at you,you’re shaken up.” And I gesture with my chin to her shaking hands.
She wrings her hands together and nods. “You’re right. I should find my mom, though, and tell her I’m leaving.”
Just as I’m about to refuse, a shiver passes down my spine, and the cause of that shiver is the woman who knows too much.
“Leaving so soon?” Juliet purrs, and I close my eyes, cursing the damn day she walked into my office.
Madison sighs, and I open my eyes, ready to face whatever this whore is about to throw my way.
“Yes,” Madison replies, and I’m proud of her bravery.
“Aren’t you going to introduce me to your friend?” Juliet asks, a wicked smile turning up her lips.
Madison looks up at me, and I nod, silently giving her the courage she needs. “This is my b-boyfriend, Dixon,” she says while Juliet raises a brow.
I have no doubt she’s mentally calculating how long we’ve been together, and whether Madison was the cause of me ending our fling. The question is, is she going to tell her?
Juliet tilts her head to one side, and as she sizes me up, I realize my fate is in her hands. I hate that this troublesome little bitch can make or break the best thing that has ever happened to me.
“Boyfriend?” she asks, and I silently plead with her to find whatever compassion she may have, and not ruin my chance at happiness.
“Yes,” Madison replies, looping her arm through mine.
“Isn’t he…?” Juliet says, leaving the sentence hanging while I hold my breath.
Madison and I both wait for Juliet to continue, and just when I think she won’t, she concludes, “Too old for you?”
Madison scoffs while I let out the pent-up breath I was holding. If that’s what she wants to pick at, then so be it.
“He’s perfect,” Madison counters, challenging Juliet to argue.
Madison is so far from the truth, it’s not even funny. As touched as I am that she feels the need to defend my honor, I know this conversation must end before Juliet reveals just how imperfect I really am.
“Shall we go?” I ask Madison, needing this nightmare to end.
Thankfully, she replies, “Sure,” her eyes never leaving Juliet’s.
“Um, Dixon,” Juliet says as we turn to leave.
“Yes?” I reply, my back turned to her, trying my best to remain calm.
