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I wake in the morning with Ru’s arms wrapped around me as his head uses my curly hair as a pillow. I hear him grab his phone and sit up in the bed. I open my eyes as he stares at the phone, he uses his free hand to rub my head and I murmur. He glances down at me with a smile, “Sorry, did I wake you?” His full attention is now directed at me.
I stretch out my legs and arms. “No, you didn’t wake me. Heading to the meeting?”
He yawns, “Yes, but I’ll be back soon. We can go to a few places before we fly back home.”
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Ru gets up and answers it. I can hear Bryn's voice talking to Ru. Ru takes a huge bouquet of pink roses and sets it on the table. He takes the card and jumps back into bed.
“Taurus, thanks for not being a boring annoyance, see you next fashion week, Skylar.” Ru reads out loud.
I rub my temples, “Is he complimenting me or insulting me?”
“I might have some competition.” He says tossing the note in the trash.
I laugh at his adorable jealousy, “Definitely, no competition. He’s just a kid.” I say, climbing on top of him. I sit on his lap, facing him as I pull him into an enduring kiss. “You…are all I want.”
Ru pulls away and groans, “Let me get a taste before I go.”
“Soon,” I whisper. “Now, go off to your meeting.”
The biggest smile appears on his face as he picks me up and sets me down next to him. He gets ready for his meeting and leaves shortly after.
A knock comes on the door, and I hope it’s not another bouquet. The knocks continue and I call out, “I’m coming!” I skip to the door.
I open the door and Greyson is standing there in his suit. His eyes are as wide as mine when he pushes the door open. “What the fuck areyoudoing in my father's suite?” His voice is steady, but I can still hear the anger in his tone.
“WhatIdo is none of your business.” I scoff. “Leave,” I order sternly.
“Why are you doing this to me? Being with him won't make you feel better. I already told you how sorry I was.” He scoffs.
I start laughing, “I’m not doing anything to you. Do you think that I'm here planning life according to you? Those days of me wanting to keep you happy are done. I didn’t realize how one-sided our relationship was until now. I shared everything with you and all you did was lie to me. You fucked the one woman who abused me my entire life and you have the nerve to stand there and look at me like you’re a fucking victim. Does it hurt to know that your daddy takes care of me more than you ever did? That his hands have touched every inch of my body.”
He scoffs again, then smiles. “You know what, the only thing I regret is getting caught. I loved fucking your mom. Out of the two of you, she was the better fuck.”
“Likewise,” I smirked. “Your daddy sure is generous.”
“You seriously let him fuck you?!” He snaps.
I take a step back, not knowing what he might do. “It’s just like you said last time I’m a slut. Well, at least for your father. Now you get to keep my mother all to yourself. You truly are a winner, go ahead and claim your prize, Greyson. I wish you nothing but the best.” I laugh.
“You are fucking deluding yourself if you think this will last. He doesn’t know you like I do; he doesn’t know that you’re weak-willed and will be a burden to his life.”
Why do his words trigger me so much, “So that’s what I was? A burden on your life? Then why ask me to marry you? You said it was because you were scared of losing me. So that was bullshit too? I’ll admit it hurts to hear, but I’m glad I heard it. Now I know for sure that I’m not leaving anything behind because none of it was real. Our whole relationship was one-sided from the beginning, and I was just so lost in my love for you that I didn’t even realize it until it was too late. When we planned our wedding, I picked out everything. The day we moved in together. I picked out all the furniture.” I recall.
I grab my bag and phone and walk out, but he grabs me. “Don’t.” He begs, “I’m just mad because you slept with him!” He walks close to me, but I back away. “I can change. Everything you want, I’ll give you. I’ll give you more than he could ever. I’m not perfect I know that. I have a bad temper and sometimes I say shit that I don’t mean because I’m pissed off. Do you want me to go to therapy? I’ll fucking go. Do you want me to pick out furniture and be more present? I will. You don’t understand how much I love you.” There is no way he seriously is blaming his words on his anger, just like last time.
I shake my head and breathe out, “Do you know what the saddest part about all this is? That I loved you so much that even after finding out what you did.I tried to reason with myself to forgive you and give you another chance. I am so fucking glad that I didn’t let myself be weakened by you and if that’s your version of love, then I don’t want to be a woman that you love.”
I yank my hand away and walk out of the suite.
Chapter 10
Ru
I wanted to finish the meeting quickly and efficiently so that I could get back to Taurus.
“Did you go to the first day of fashion week? I saw your company's designs, but not you.” Foster asks.
