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She never could be honest. That was always the problem with her. She’s a liar. Or rather…the persona she puts forth is a lie. And for someone who always preached about honesty, that’s infuriating. The truth of who Eden really is has always been a well-kept secret. And she’d rather lie to everyone in her life than be real for even one second.
“One time, Eden. Give Jade thisonetime, and I’ll be gone. Whether you tell me to or not, I won’t come back. I won’t bother you, and I won’t ask you for ridiculous favors anymore.”
“Do you really think you can do that after we share another time together?”
“I’ve done it before,” I reply. I hope she sees the hurt on my face. If I could make myself bleed for her, I would. Not that it would make a difference. She’d still walk away.
“Besides,” I add. “I’ll have Jade, so hopefully, I won’t miss you as much.”
I wish I could say the pain in the subtleties of her expression feels good to see, but it doesn’t. No matter how much anguish she’s caused me, I can’t seem to find joy in bringing her the same. I hate this. I hate hurting each other, but it feels inevitable. Our love had to go somewhere when the fire went out. It just turned into anger.
“One time,” she mutters coldly, her vivid green eyes on my face. “I’ll teach her whatever she wants to know, and then we have to be done.”
“Thank you,” I say, adjusting my tie. This suit is constricting, and I want nothing more than to tear it off and feel the cool air on my neck. She has me feeling hot and irritated. The sooner I get this over with, the sooner I can leave.
“I’m free next weekend,” she says, but I quickly shake my head.
“I can’t wait that long.”
“Fine. Tomorrow night at eleven.”
I force myself to swallow. “Where?”
“Here,” she replies. “I need to know your limits and expectations. You still have those forms?”
“I still have them,” I say. “And the limits are the same as before.”
“But you said no sex,” she replies, causing my eyes to snap back up to her face. I did say there would be no sex, but we both know I didn’t say that on my forms when I first started seeing her. I wasveryopen to sex then.
So, what about now?
Jade wouldn’t want to see that.
“Let me talk to her first,” I say, and Eden gives a tense nod. For someone who always exudes so much confidence, she looks very unsettled tonight.
“And I’ll send the payment the same as before,” I add, which has her wincing.
“No payment. Not for this.”
So it’s personal, then. I don’t say that out loud, but we’re both thinking it. And I’m not sure how that makes me feel. I sort of expected her to treat it like a job.
“Tomorrow at eleven, then.” As I step away from the high-top table, I feel her eyes on me. But I don’t feel safe looking into her eyes just yet. Especially as I add, “Oh, but I’ll see you in the morning first.”
She pauses and stares at me with a questioning look. “Morning?”
“For the baseball game,” I reply, knowing full well that I’m bringing up something I shouldn’t. Her jaw tightens, and her chin lifts in defiance.
“That won’t be necessary.”
“He invited me,” I say. “And I don’t think either of us wants to let him down.”
She can’t argue with that, so without another word, she lets out a heavy sigh and turns her back to me. As I watch her walk away, I try to force myself to be mad at her. I even try to hate her. But it’s useless. It’s probably about time I accept my fate. I may never stop loving her.
“Too tight?” she whispers in my ear from behind.
My arms are bound behind my back with a thick rope that makes my skin itch and my fingers pulse with pressure. But I don’t complain. I’m here with her. How could I be uncomfortable?
Instead, I shake my head. “No, Madame.”
