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k I could do

s engulfed in a hug. The tears I had trained a few minutes ago from falling

year since I saw him

tared at me, his expression hard.

told him I wanted Grayson dead - I wish I c

t's freezing." I asked and he nodded, grabbin

ter whose clumsy ass yelled back, but from a place of pain. Jay a

nd, but it apparently wasn't working. Even with the sadness that cl

e?" She spoke and Jay walked over t

re would be no dinner tonight so Jay opted to

eed to cry as you tal

er the mess she made. I wiped my hands clean with a towel and grabbed the plates before setting

ke this." I nodded again, this time beginning to feel the wave of sadnes

of the blue. I just..." I paused and took a deep breath. "I gave Grayson

he shackles of the contract Grayson forced me into? Yes, I was ecstatic. Was I also sad tha

im when it should have resented him. And I think it did. But

on, not a, well, you know, an ice cream moment. It's fucking

nly remembering the reason I

n hold for far too long, and

though we hadn't spoken in a year - not that they hadn't tried to

nd reminiscing over the past, some things still a pl

I told myself before

nd traced its way back to Grayson and little Johnny, but I forced it back to

ped to get a message from Grayson's lawyer about the divorce

d ask myself. But each time I took my phone to do so, I remembered that Grayson never answered

n't hear from his lawyer, Grays

t voice still gets to me. I fro

vorce was final, but not from hi

as he

em and cleared my throat. "Mr. Ar

him with. I hadn't called him that since we go

lk about what? Is it a done deal yet, the div

and Grayson gave me an incredulous look. Surely he didn't thi

, but please m

, what I have to say would require us to sit." He

on't give an

r. Archer. If you don't want t

me he had gone through with the divorce. An incredibly dumb move on my part

want to renew o

city of

time. He had to be thinking out of his ass

her die than renew the contract with you, Mr.

gance! Ho

xactly? "You might want to think about this carefully.

shaking my head at him.

ust don't forget to keep some flowers by his

nt him a little more. This time, I walked away from

ed, his tone shocked and confused. What abo

him the day I found but he was too busy pic

t g

." he didn't get to finish be

you to take your h

ok happy in the slightest. Wh