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her knees and hugged his legs. She couldn’t stop crying. “I’m not your ex-wife, Bruce. Stop living in the past, please! I’m begging you, Bruce... I’m not her...”
    Jennifer felt desperate – she had never seen him lose control like that and she was afraid of losing him for good. She realized how sensitive he was about trust, jealousy and relationships in general. He appeared to be the kind of man who didn’t pay attention and didn’t care... but deep inside, behind the mask of the powerful and super confident man, he was extremely fragile and easily hurt. She deeply regretted what had happened with Enzo and wished she could turn back the hands of time.
    I should have thought about it. Bruce has a difficult past, and he would go crazy for anything when it comes to trust in a relationship. My God, help me! I don’t want to lose him. I’m so sorry!
    “You swear to me you didn’t sleep with that guy?”
    “I swear to God, Bruce! He’s not my lover - he’s not even my friend! We just hung out together while I was away.”
    “Do you keep in touch with him?”
    “He got my phone number, but I didn’t contact him. He’s the only one sending me messages. I didn’t reply. Now that I’m with you, there’s no need to keep in touch with him anyway. He was just like... a guide to me, okay? Just consider him as a guide if you want. He probably had a crush on me. He saw me getting in our hotel, probably asked for my name, and sent me flowers. Voilà! The guy thinks that I will let him get closer, but he’s wrong. He has no idea who I already have in my life...” Jennifer leaned her head against his thighs and caressed him.
    Bruce seemed to calm down; his face became more relaxed, the veins on his neck disappeared, and he breathed normally. “Get rid of that number. You don’t need it anymore. We’ll get you a new one tomorrow.”
    “Sure. I can get rid of the flowers as well. I don’t care. I don’t want you to feel bad.”
    “Do as you want...” Bruce gently pulled away from Jennifer and went to the bathroom, leaving her on the floor.
    He’s still mad at me. I just disarmed the bomb inside of him... but the bomb is still there, ready to explode at any moment if I’m not careful. It’s my fault... I wasn’t supposed to have fun with a complete stranger while Bruce was working. I got carried away because we had a different point of view, and I acted like an immature teen. I ruined the whole evening... it was so perfect, what a shame!
    Jennifer got up and sat down on the bed, looking at the flowers and the card. She couldn’t help but think that Enzo was definitely a very nice and romantic man. He had been very thoughtful during the three days they’d spent together, and Jennifer felt guilty to ignore him like she did.
    He doesn’t deserve to be ignored and left in the dark, but it’s better like this. It was just a whim, and he will probably forget me in a week or so. I don’t want to have secrets between me and Bruce - it’s not the way I want our relationship to be. Oh my God... I didn’t tell him about the kiss. Talk about being honest – I’m hiding the truth right now!
    Her thoughts were interrupted when Bruce got out of the bathroom and dressed to go out.
    “Baby, where are you going? You’re not going to sleep?”
    “I need to go out. I’ll meet Kenichi somewhere. I can’t stay here right now. I’ll take another room for tonight. Don’t wait for me.”
    “What? Where?”
    “I’ll stay here in the same hotel, but I’ll see if they have another room available.” Bruce put on his shoes, walked towards the door, and turned around. “I need time. I’m not saying that you’re lying – but I can’t tell for sure if you’re telling the truth.”
    “Bruce, believe me, I...”
    Bruce slammed the door behind him. “Good night.”

Chapter Nine
    T he next morning, Jennifer woke up alone – Bruce hadn’t given any news since he’d left in the middle of the night. Although the