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As she walked from the room, my phone rang with an unknown number.
I reached over and answered it, putting it on speaker while I uncorked the wine.
“Ethan Tate speaking.”
There was a pause before anyone spoke.
“Ethan, it’s Gray.”
Ivy spun, staring at me.
I hung up the call, my heart racing in my chest.
Unknown: Please Ethan. I know what I did was the worst, but I want to explain.
I clicked delete.
Unknown: I fucked up. I was scared, so I ran. I’d hate me too.
Unknown: Tell Ivy I’m sorry.
Unknown: Just give me an hour. Let me see you both. If you still hate me, I will leave you alone.
Unknown: I love you. I love both of you.
Rage stole the rational thought from my head and I picked up my phone to type out a reply to the person I swore I’d never speak to again.
Me: 18 fucking months. 18 months and you think you can just message me and it would be enough?
Me: You left me. Us. You left us and I had to pick up the pieces. We told you we loved you and you fucking ran. You’re a coward.
Me: And don’t you dare tell me you love me over a text. You’re a prize dick.
Unknown: Well at least you’re talking to me. I will take the hate and the insults if I get to talk to you.
Me: Delete my number.
Me: BTW, Ivy and I got married. Goodbye Gray.
Chapter 11
Grayson
Ethan'swordsknockedtheair from my lungs.Married.They’d moved on. Decided they wanted to be together forever. I didn’t really expect them to have hung around pining for me for nearly two years, but hearing they were married hurt. Even if they took me back, I’d always be an outsider now. Outside their vows for each other.
I turned, filled with rage and hurt, and slammed my fist into the wall, screaming out as pain shot through my knuckles to my wrist. Addi appeared out of nowhere, shouting my name. “Gray. Gray. Look at me. What the hell? You can’t play without your hand. Let me look.”
“I’m fine,” I spat out as I yanked my hand back.
“You’re not fine. You’re bleeding and you need an x-ray. What’s going on with you? I just sort one of you out and then another one of you falls into a tailspin. Don’t think I’ve not noticed that you’re here in body, but your mind is somewhere else.”
“You don’t need to worry. Whatever it was, it's over.”
“And that’s why you're punching walls? Fuck, Gray. I can’t help if you don’t talk to me.”
“It’s done. That’s all you need to know,” I sighed, cradling my swollen hand to my chest.
“Shall I expect to see it all over the papers tomorrow then? Have you fucked someone else who’s going to sell your story?”
