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“Absolutely not.”
“Would you rather me wake up the kids and go to the office?”
“I don’t want Max at the apartment, especially alone with you.”
“Don’t exaggerate. I’m not alone. We have an apartment filled with staff.”
“I said no.” His voice is loud, borderline shouting.
“Why?”
“Because I said so. He will not go to the apartment and that is final.”
“Goodbye, Victor.” I end the call.
His need for control is sometimes suffocating. Max knows his place. I am with Viktor. No need for Viktor to act this way. He calls back but I press ignore. I start organizing and dividing past issues into piles. I look at my watch, it’s twenty minutes past the time Max and I agreed. It isn’t like Max to be late. Just as I am about to call him, my phone rings. The screen reads Max.
“I was just going to call you. Where are you?”
“Downstairs. They won’t let me up.”
“I’ll be right down.” I take a few deep breaths frustrated. After a second I walk over to Marco, who is in the kitchen.“Marco,” I start. I see in his face that he knew I was coming.
“Before you ask, you know the answer. I am sorry.”
“I’ll be right back.” I tell him.
“Mr. Manarch will have my head if I let you go downstairs.”
“You let me worry about Viktor. You should worry about what I would do if I don’t go downstairs.” I dial Viktor as I walk to the elevator.
“The answer is no,” he greets.
“This is my job. What do you think is going to happen?”
“Nothing because he isn’t going upstairs.”
“Not your call.” I get in the elevator.
“He will not be alone with you. Do I make myself clear?”
“You will not tell me how to live my life,” I say as the elevator goes down.
“Don’t fucking do this to yourself. You know what will happen if you disobey me. I have no problem showing you.” His words flutter my stomach. My darn libido. I am trying to be assertive.
“I don’t want to argue with you,” I finally say, almost on the first floor. I won't let him use sex as a weapon.
“Then don’t. If you want to meet with him, it will be at the office or nowhere.”
“You realize that the office is the same as the house. You make no sense.”
“I won’t repeat myself.” He says.
The elevator opens in the lobby, and I start walking to the front desk, where I can see Max standing. I can keep fighting him to get my way. But this is not a battle worth fighting. To argue about something like this isn’t going to get us anywhere.
“Fine.” I end the call. I’ll be damned if he gets the last word. The phone rings, but I press ignore. I know I am going to pay for that, but Viktor needs to learn.“Hi Max,” I greet.
“Hi, Ava. Sounds like life is crazy,” he laughs.
