AllFreeNovel
Share Us
I just looked at her, feeling relieved, and also once more realizing what an idiot this guy was. And realizing how lucky I was. I waited for her to continue, sensing the dam was about to break open.
She shook her head, and her eyes went from angry to sad. “I guess it’s for the best, anyway. He was a mama's boy. And God, his mother… she made me jump through hoops; lose weight for the wedding, have the wedding at the venue of her choosing, inviting all of her country club friends while I didn’t have room for my extended relatives. She never let me feel like part of the family, and well…” She turned the faucet on and laughed slightly manically while she splashed her face with cold water.
“Jack never fucked me like that. So thank God I wasn’t stuck with that my whole life.” She was bordering on hysteria now. “I didn’t know what I was missing out on.” She gestured to my manhood, as she started crying uncontrollably, gripping the bathroom counter.
I scooped her up into my arms, and she tucked her face into my chest, sobbing, as I carried her over to the bed. I let her cry for sometime, holding her tiny frame against me until she finally became quiet, and her breathing evened out. I was surprised at how twisted my heart felt, watching her sob.
Twenty minutes later, we were surrounded by a mountain of used tissues, and our skin was slicked together from the humidity.
She suddenly burst into laughter. “Oh my God, I’m so sorry.” She sat up and looked at me. “You must think I’m a total nut job.”
“On the contrary, I think you’re holding up pretty well.”
“Hardly.” She smiled softly, sniffling, and gave me a look I couldn't figure out.
I checked my watch. I had one other meeting scheduled for this afternoon. The hour was quickly approaching.
“I’ll tell you what, I have one more meeting here shortly, and after I’m finished, why don’t we skip the snorkeling tour, and we’ll just stay in tonight, and Netflix and chill. How does that sound?”
She nodded, “Ok.” And then giving me a sly smile, “I look forward to chilling with you.”
I chuckled, leaving a quick, searing kiss on her lips. As I stood up, she pulled at me, desperate for more.
“I’ve got to get ready for my meeting.” I slipped out of her grip. She looked at me, disappointed.
I headed for the shower to clean up before getting back into my business suit. I couldn’t very well show up smelling like massage oil and sex for my meeting.
“Order lunch up from room service. You can get anything you want, they’ll charge it to the room.” I called out from the bathroom.
“Are you sure?” She asked.
I leaned on the doorframe of the bathroom to look at her. “I’ve never been more sure of anything in my life.”
8
ADDISON
I laidin Damian’s giant fluffy bed in his luxury suite and stared at my phone, willing the courage to dial my mom back while he was in his meeting.
As I opened up my missed calls, I scrolled through a heap of missed calls from my mom and my best friend, Julie. I took a deep breath and dialed Julie first. I figured she would be a good softball for me to start with before I called my mom.
I dialed the phone, feeling like my heart was about to take flight in my chest.
Julie picked up, “Oh my fucking God! Addy! Where the hell are you? What happened? Are you ok?” She sounded relieved, and pissed, and worried all at once.
“Hey Jules…” I scrunched my eyes together, trying to figure out where to start.
“I didn’t know if you’d gotten kidnapped or if you just got cold feet and ran. Though why you ran after you said ‘I do’, I will never understand. Babe, what’s going on?”
“I know, I know, I know. I’m sorry I didn’t call you sooner. I just needed some time to process.”
“Well, you’ve had days. Now spill. Where are you? Are you ok?” She demanded with a loving tone.
I puffed my cheeks out and blew out a breath. “I’m just going to come right out and say it.” I announced.
“Okay…” Julie waited.
“Jack slept with Courtney in my car after the ceremony, and I found them in my car.”
