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“Your room is ready.” Seraphina rays as she comes back dmenenİTH.
Your Teor
“Thanks.” My eyes held hers before she snaps them away.
She can’t even look at me.
“Where will you sleep?“) ask. “In Dont’s Trơn,”
I nod, umire what to say next.
“Good night.” She disappears up the stairs and leaves me slime. I look around the quiet house. It’s empty from people and yet feels full, as if the love they share is a tangible force
y phone beeps a text and I glance at the screen, Ariana
Myr
Idrop tot on the couch before opening LL.
My heart is broken.
Come back to me.
I love you
my eyes in regret. I imagine Ariana heartbroken hack in New York.
I close m
Seraphina’s words come back to me. I’m telling you this with all sincerity, so please listen. Go back and marry Ariana. Don’t let go of something wonderful for an average night seven years ago that meant nothing
Is that what I’m doing?
Alead hall sits in my stomach, my life is a mess
Fuck
The sound of Dom’s regulated breathing sounds through his bedroom like a drone. The sun is just peeking through the curtains, and I don’t think leg wwink all night
How can I be married to someone else while knowing that I still have feelings for you
Texhale heavily. I don’t need this drama in my life, and after freaking out all night. I have made a decision. I’m not thinking about it again..
I slowly climb out of bed, put my robe on and go to the bathroom. I catch sight of myself in the mirror and cringe, ob hell look like crap. I wash my fare, tie my hair up into a bun and make my way downstairs.
“Good morning,” thear his deep voice purr.
Glancing up. I see Gabriel standing at my coffee machine, he’s freshly showered and wearing navy suit pants, his white shirt is open and biscanned broad chest and torso are on display.
I am instantly reminded of our mornings back in his office.
“Coffee?” He raises his eyebrow in question
“What are you doing? 1 pull the cords of pay robe tighter, suddenly feeling very exposed
“What does it look like? He holds his coffee cup up
“I looks like you are being a poser, that’s what.”
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He gives me a slow sexy smile the sips his coffee. “I should ask what are you doing?
“What do you mean, what am I doing?”
“Why are you wearing that hideous dressing gown?
y mouth falls open as I look down at myself. “This is a beautiful dressing gown, i rasp
My a
If you’re ninety.”
“We need to talk.” He cuts me off.
“You’re damn right we do,” I whisper.
“I have to go back to New York, but 11 he back on the weekend.” He sips his coffee casually. “We can tell the children then
Tell them?”
Tve made the decision and I am staying in their lives you can’t ask me not to. I am their father, Seraphina; I want them to know. My new He with them needs to start, and I’m not putting this off any longer
My heart sinks and I know he’s right, I can’t fight this anymore, the writing is already on the wall. I nod in resignation
move into my new place on Saturday, he continues
“Your new place?” I frown.
The rented a property in town.”
Here?”
“There was nothing suitable to buy at the moment,
but I’m on the lockout.”
You’re actually moving here?”
Tll be splitting my time evenly between here and New York. I’m setting up a second office here and can do everything else by Zoom” What the hell?
Thave an opening for a PA if you’re interested in the position” He winks.
Tm good”
Thear the Christmas bonuses are worth it.” He smarks.
“Hard pass.” I snatch my coffee cup from him. “When are you going back?”
“This morning. “His eyes hold manet waiting for them to wake up so
I can see them before leave”
Isip my coffee, unsure what to say nest
“What are you doing today?” he ask
I shrug. Thave the week off.”
“Oh.” He thinks for a moment would ask you all to come to New York with it, but.” But what?
This in the middle of a situation in New York and now is not a good tim
His mother,
Twouldn’t go anyway. Did you think about what I said last night?” I ask him
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“No”
“Why not?
“Because I’ve already made my decision.”
“I’s not too late. Gabriel. You can still have it all-
“Meaning what?”
“Meaning that I want you to be happy, you can still be a father, sen
That’s not the all I want, Seraphusa.” His eyes hold mine
“Gabriel. It’s not going to happen between 15”
, see your children and marry Ariana.”
“Not now.”
“Not ever.” I glance down to see the ripples on his stomach, and then, remembering where I am, I snap my eyes back up to his
A trace of a smile crosses his face.
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