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When I don’t say anything, Mia shakes her head. “Men. You are so stupid,” she mumbles. “Tell her you’re sorry. She’s stubborn. It’ll be hard work to earn her trust back.”
I thank her and walk out with a newfound confidence.
Emery sits on the bed, staring down at the ground. Today, she graces me with her presence instead of drinking her day away in her little room. I would infiltrate that room if she left the house long enough.
She doesn’t acknowledge me until I emerge from the closet sans tie and jacket. “Whatever you said to your mistress worked. She asked me if she could stay until after the baby was born.” Her dark eyes meet mine.
“Isn’t that what you wanted?”
She smiles in a deranged way. “Probably not as much as you.” She holds her hand up. “Don’t give me a headache whining about how it was a mistake.”
“Emery—“
She interrupts me. “Maybe I should fuck Ray? That should make it even. She fucked my husband, so it gives me a free pass to fuck her boyfriend, right?”
The lump of jealousy in my throat makes it hard to swallow. “Shut up,” I warn.
She laughsatme. “That hurt, didn’t it?” She tilts her head. “Not the part where your wife threatens to fuck your best friend. But the thought ofherhaving a boyfriend that isn’t you. He must be good in bed if she won’t give him up for you. Who do you think she enjoys more?”
I take a slow step towards her. “If I were you, I’d choose my next few words carefully.”
“I’ve never known Ray to sleep with anyone. What’s so special about her?” She has the nerve to smile at me. “Is it because, like you said, she’s easy? Tell me, my dear husband, is it tight enough to satisfy you? Or has she fucked so many men she’ll barely feel the baby coming out?”
My self-control dissipates as I lunge for her. My hands go to her throat, squeezing enough to scare her. “You’re just jealous she can get me hard.” I apply a little more pressure to her neck. “When was the last time I fucked you?”
Her fingers snake up my arm before closing over my hand. Like a psychopath, she tightens my grip on her neck and closes her eyes. “I bet you miss this,” she whispers.
Pushing her away from me, I say, “Not once.”
She pretends my rejection doesn’t affect her, but I see it. Her shoulders sag no matter how hard she puffs her chest out. Her eyes strain to keep her tears at bay. She bites her lip to stop the quiver.
Like a true lady, she straightens her posture and crosses one leg over the other. She clears her throat and smiles at me again. “Shall I tell you how I knew it was more than a quickie at a party?”
“How?”
I can usually persuade Emery of anything, but she hasn’t let this go. History has demonstrated even when she knows she’s in the right, she gives in to me because this life I have given her isn’t worth losing.Except this.
“It wasn’t that the two of you disappeared. It wasn’t even the lipstick. It was this.”
She pulls out a small diamond that sits comfortably on a thin chain. It’s the necklace I lent to Savannah. After all the chaos that ensued, I never got it back.
“Where did you get that?”
“She left it on the kitchen island.” Emery rests the diamond in the palm of her hand and stares at it. “It’s funny. You’ve never let me wear this in the six years I’ve known you. You’ve bought me diamonds upon diamonds, but this one was always out of reach. Do you remember that day when I was clearing out the closet and opened the box?” She fakes a shiver. “I thought you would behead me from how angry you were. So, you can imagine mysurprise when I saw this little diamond resting on her skin.That’swhere you fucked up, Xavier.”
I can only focus on snatching it out of her hand, but she can’t know she has me by the balls. I shrug and lean against the wall. “It’s a necklace.”
“It’s achoice. Let me keep the necklace or give her up. You can’t have both.”
She’s bluffing.
“You’re going to accept a divorce if I give you a worthless diamond?” My laugh comes out patronising.
She stands. “Money is not worth as much as you think.”
“Divorce is not an option,” I say, hoping to sweeten her.
It doesn’t work. Her cold eyes don’t waver. “Who said anything about a divorce? You’ll never leave me,” she scoffs. “Fuck whoever you want. The diamond is mine.”
