Gabriel
She swallows a lang in her thrust, and instead of hitting a return serve like I’m exporting, the
betine, the dorms off toward the parking lot
I watch her disappear and feel regret in the pit of my stomach. I begin to perspire and the school bell goes. The kids came out of the caserom, and stand patiently to the side,
“Did,” Lauria yells excitedly. She runs and practically jumps into my art
Dominic sees me and breaks into a broad smile. He rushes over, and Teatrill that he wants to hug me, but he heutates, Instead, he looks me up and down. “Why are you wearing that?”
“What?” Eglance doven at myself. “My mit?” He niels
“You don’t be n7”
He shrugs, not wanting to anniver.
car.” I dire thes
This is a twenty two thousand–dollar suit, have you got taste in your ass, kid, what the hell’s wrong with it? “Let’s walk out to the ca toward the gate
“Are we coming to your house today? Lucia asks
“Tomorrow is our sleepover.” I glance up and can see Seraphina siting in her car, “Let’s go and see Mom.”
Lucia holds my hand, and we walk through the parking lot to Seraphina’s car. “Mom, Dad’s here.” Lucia tells her excitedly.
Hean down to look into the ear, and she’s wearing sunglasses and staring straight ahead.
“Are you coming over to our house? Dominic asks me
“No, I have to work for a few more hours. Tomorrow is our sleepover.” 1an down to talk to Seraphins through the window. “That’s still okay, n’t.
Seraphina?
She nods but doesn’t reply. Has she been crying?
“So we won’t see you tonight? Lucia says, disappointed.
“Til see you tomorrow. guys, keep Mom company tonight.” I open the car door and the kids climb in. “By.” I wave
Seraphina drives off without even looking at me. I march over and get into the passenger seat of my car. Mack is behind the wheel.
“Did you see her?” he asks.
“Yep.” I pull my seat belt on, disgusted with myself. “I told her I was going to fuck all the women in town…up the ass.
“Nice.” Mark purses his lips “How did that go down?
1 pinch the bridge of my nose. “Not great.”
Seraphina
I lie on the couch like a zombie, the carbohydrate coma is in full swing, and I have no fucks to give about anything anymore.
Every nightmare of mine has come true.
He’s done it, done exactly what I thought he was going to do.
Weaseled his way into the kids‘ lives and is now going to make living here in my litle sleepy town a literal hell by sleeping with every female on heal
so done with him that I can’t even be upset, at this point I’m just numb.
und EFAL FREEDOM
Chapter 92
The kids are playing video games and lying all over the floor. We had pizza for dinner. Well, I had piers and parts, but who’s e day like today.
Deb’s name lights up the screen of my phone. “IL” Lanter.
“Just checking in on youuu.”
“I’m fine.“1 sigh, not a drill, 1 really am fine. The cried all the tears I have over this man; I will never shed another new.
Fuck him
While the kids are having their steepover, do you want to go out tomorrow night?”
Where to?
“We emild go to that new cocktail place and, you know, have a bonder”
I do need a bender.”
“Okay, it’s ”
“Benderville tomorrow night.” 1 smile.
pat seven dinner first. Wear heels, we’re dressing up.”
-I’ll pick you up at
“I love you.” I smile gratefully. “What would I do without you, Deh?” “Hmun probably live in a much more exotic place than you do.” “Facts” is
Thang up feeling better. A night with my bestie is just what the doctor ordered.
I sit and stare at the field. I haven’t watched a second of the game, but damn it, I will not take my eyes off in
I don’t know what the hell this fool is playing at, but i
really winding me up.
It’s one thing to piss me off so badly that I imagine his grisly death, but to come and sit on the other side of Lucia, who is next to me for the entire game today is unforgiveable.
He has his arm over the back of her chair and every now and then it grazes my arm.
Each time, 1 pull away as if I’ve been burned. They’re chatting and laughing and listening to him schmoeze her in
No wonder the kids are in awe of him, he’s going all out to impress them.
“Would you like a hot dog?” he asks Lucia
“Yes, please.”
“And a drink?”
“Coke
please.”
Are you
you allowed to have soda?”
His eyes flick over to me for confirmation, and 1 spre at the Geld as I continue to ignore
