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still expected to cry, but I haven't been able to.
I'm not sure why."
The
door opened and a family walked in. It was one of the guys I went to
school with. Livie motioned for me to get up and stood next to me
while we talked. The guy kept looking between the two of us. I wasn't
sure what he was thinking. Nothing ever changed there. Everyone was
always trying to figure out your business. We stood for a few more
minutes. I let them know their children could go and play with April
and Jack if they wanted. Livie walked into the viewing room with the
couple.
It
had only been a few minutes when she came back through the doors with
tears streaming down her face. I was off the couch and wrapping her
in my arms in seconds. Livie wiped her eyes and pulled back from my
hold. Her body was stiff. I had no idea what had just happened.
"I'll
be back in a minute," she said.
"Was
it seeing my dad that made you cry?" I asked.
"No,"
she said before turning and walking toward the bathroom.
I
sat wondering what had happened in that room to take her from smiling
to tears that quickly. She didn't stay in the bathroom long, but she
wouldn't tell me what had upset her. Something changed about her. The
little bit she had let me back in was gone. She was completely closed
off and acting like we didn't know each other. I sat with her in
silence.
When
the door opened again, I felt her stiffen even more and saw her hands
begin to shake. I looked up to see her ex standing in the doorway. He
was looking over at her with a smile. She was shaking so badly the
damn couch was moving beneath her. I reached over, took her hand in
mine, and pulled her to her feet. There was no way I was letting her
pull away from me. He walked up to us. I put my arm around her back
and held her by my side. I could still feel her body shaking and knew
I was right about him when she jerked her arm away from me days
before. That fucker did something to her. He would never touch her
again. That I was sure of.
"Olivia,"
he said.
"Mike,"
she said sternly.
"I'm
sorry about Zander's dad," he said, as if I wasn't standing
right there.
"Thanks,"
she said. "You shouldn't be here."
"It's
a public place," he replied. "I came to give my
condolences."
"The
kids are here. Do you want me to get them?" she asked.
"No,"
he said. "I won't be here long. Would you walk me in?"
I
felt her body take a huge breath in.
"We
were just talking about my mom," I said. "She's in there
with Livie's mom. You can go right in. I'm sure she'll be happy to
see you."
I
heard him growl when I said Livie's name. He walked away and pulled
the door open.
"What
the hell did he do to you?" I snapped.
"Not
now, Zander," she said. "This is not the time. We can talk
about it later."
"That
scar is from him," I said roughly. "I asked you. You
wouldn't tell me."
"Just
let it go," she snapped back at me. "It has nothing to do
with you."
"Yes,"
I growled. "It does."
"You
gave up the right to get upset about me when you cut me off sixteen
years ago. You weren't there for me the entire time. I don't need you
to pretend you care now. You'll be gone in a few days. I'll still be
here with him and everyone else."
"I'm
not pretending anything. Don't you give me that crap. I didn't cut
you off. You married him. What was I supposed to do? You obviously
loved him. He was the one you wanted. I wasn't going to call and ask
how your marriage was and what you and your husband were doing. What
did you want me to do?"
"We
were best friends, Zander. You were my everything. You left me. You
cut me off. You weren't there when I needed you. I was always here. I
never went anywhere. I even helped your mom take care of your dad,
which I'm not sure was the right thing now. I did that for you. I
knew you wouldn't want her to do it alone."
"What?"
I asked. "What do you mean you're not sure it was the right
thing?"
Mike
walked back out the door. It didn't take long at all. He looked
pissed as he marched over to Livie. The man was
I'm not sure why."
The
door opened and a family walked in. It was one of the guys I went to
school with. Livie motioned for me to get up and stood next to me
while we talked. The guy kept looking between the two of us. I wasn't
sure what he was thinking. Nothing ever changed there. Everyone was
always trying to figure out your business. We stood for a few more
minutes. I let them know their children could go and play with April
and Jack if they wanted. Livie walked into the viewing room with the
couple.
It
had only been a few minutes when she came back through the doors with
tears streaming down her face. I was off the couch and wrapping her
in my arms in seconds. Livie wiped her eyes and pulled back from my
hold. Her body was stiff. I had no idea what had just happened.
"I'll
be back in a minute," she said.
"Was
it seeing my dad that made you cry?" I asked.
"No,"
she said before turning and walking toward the bathroom.
I
sat wondering what had happened in that room to take her from smiling
to tears that quickly. She didn't stay in the bathroom long, but she
wouldn't tell me what had upset her. Something changed about her. The
little bit she had let me back in was gone. She was completely closed
off and acting like we didn't know each other. I sat with her in
silence.
When
the door opened again, I felt her stiffen even more and saw her hands
begin to shake. I looked up to see her ex standing in the doorway. He
was looking over at her with a smile. She was shaking so badly the
damn couch was moving beneath her. I reached over, took her hand in
mine, and pulled her to her feet. There was no way I was letting her
pull away from me. He walked up to us. I put my arm around her back
and held her by my side. I could still feel her body shaking and knew
I was right about him when she jerked her arm away from me days
before. That fucker did something to her. He would never touch her
again. That I was sure of.
"Olivia,"
he said.
"Mike,"
she said sternly.
"I'm
sorry about Zander's dad," he said, as if I wasn't standing
right there.
"Thanks,"
she said. "You shouldn't be here."
"It's
a public place," he replied. "I came to give my
condolences."
"The
kids are here. Do you want me to get them?" she asked.
"No,"
he said. "I won't be here long. Would you walk me in?"
I
felt her body take a huge breath in.
"We
were just talking about my mom," I said. "She's in there
with Livie's mom. You can go right in. I'm sure she'll be happy to
see you."
I
heard him growl when I said Livie's name. He walked away and pulled
the door open.
"What
the hell did he do to you?" I snapped.
"Not
now, Zander," she said. "This is not the time. We can talk
about it later."
"That
scar is from him," I said roughly. "I asked you. You
wouldn't tell me."
"Just
let it go," she snapped back at me. "It has nothing to do
with you."
"Yes,"
I growled. "It does."
"You
gave up the right to get upset about me when you cut me off sixteen
years ago. You weren't there for me the entire time. I don't need you
to pretend you care now. You'll be gone in a few days. I'll still be
here with him and everyone else."
"I'm
not pretending anything. Don't you give me that crap. I didn't cut
you off. You married him. What was I supposed to do? You obviously
loved him. He was the one you wanted. I wasn't going to call and ask
how your marriage was and what you and your husband were doing. What
did you want me to do?"
"We
were best friends, Zander. You were my everything. You left me. You
cut me off. You weren't there when I needed you. I was always here. I
never went anywhere. I even helped your mom take care of your dad,
which I'm not sure was the right thing now. I did that for you. I
knew you wouldn't want her to do it alone."
"What?"
I asked. "What do you mean you're not sure it was the right
thing?"
Mike
walked back out the door. It didn't take long at all. He looked
pissed as he marched over to Livie. The man was
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