hands fist at his side.
“I wasn’t out getting drunk with my ex,” I seethe. “Did you sleep with her?”
He gasps. “What? No!” He gapes at me and has the gall to look wounded
and angry at the same time. My subconscious breathes a small, welcome
sigh of relief.
“You think I’d cheat on you?” His tone is one of moral outrage.
“You did,” I snarl. “By taking our very private life and spilling your spineless
guts to that woman.”
His mouth drops open. “Spineless. That’s what you think?” His eyes blaze.
“Christian, I saw the text. That’s what I know.”
“That text was not meant for you,” he growls.
“Well, fact is I saw it when your BlackBerry fell out of your jacket while I was
undressing you because you were too drunk to undress yourself. Do you
ha一ve any idea how much you’ve hurt me by going to see that woman?”
He pales momentarily, but I’m on a roll, my inner bitch unleashed.
“Do you remember last night when you came home? Remember what you
said?”
He stares at me blankly, his face frozen.
“Well, you were right. I do choose this defenseless baby over you. That’s
what any loving parent does. That’s what your mother should ha一ve done for
you. And I am sorry that she didn’t—because we 402 | P a g e
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wouldn’t be ha一ving this conversation right now if she had. But you’re an adult
now—you need to grow up and smell the fucking coffee and stop beha一ving
like a petulant adolescent.
“You may not be happy about this baby. I’m not ecstatic, given the timing and
your less-than-lukewarm reception to this new life, this flesh of your flesh. But
you can either do this with me, or I’ll do it on my own. The decision is yours.
“While you wallow in your pit of self-pity and self-loathing, I’m going to work.
And when I return I’ll be moving my belongings to the room upstairs.”
He blinks at me, shocked.
“Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’d like to finish getting dressed.” I am breathing
hard. Very slowly, Christian retreats one step, his demeanor hardening.
“Is that what you want?” he whispers.
“
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