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BETRAYED
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HER BULLY'S REGRET SALT IN THE WOUND
But Nicole doesn’t lie. Of course she doesn’t. She’s never liked lying. I’m the one who forced her into doing it, until like an animal in a trap she had to gnaw off her foot to escape.She just sits there, avoiding eye contact.Her breath is uneven.She’s about to cry, I realize.I need to finish this fast, for both of us. We deserve the mercy of a swift kill.“There is no us,” I say. I reach for a lighter, and our napkin contract.Nicole watches, wide-eyed, as I set it on fire and drop it into my wastebasket.“Leave.” I say. “And don’t come back.”She stands so fast that her chair tips backward, clattering to the ground. “Fuck you, Nathan. I’ve made a lot of mistakes. But you, Nathan, you were the worst.”She pulls off her engagement ring and flings it on my desk. Then storms out of my office.I dump the ring in my desk drawer, hating the sight of it.I go back to preparing for my board meeting. Like Nicole never existed in my life at all.That afternoon the board members gather in t
HER BULLY'S REGRET NICOLE OPEN UP
“Sorry, I just mean, you’ve got pretty good people instincts. Even when you dated assholes before, you always held some part of yourself back.” She looks at me intently. “This time you didn’t. So I’m asking, what if you weren’t wrong? What if he doesn’t know you’re pregnant?”“Oh, so he just fired me for some other imaginary cause,” I snort. “How is that any better?”She sighs. “I guess it’s not.” She slumps down into the couch. “I just wanted a happy ending for you, for once. You deserve it.”I don’t say anything. I think if I do, I’ll start crying again. I’m too worn out for that.“At least you got the money,” Ellie offers, half-heartedly. “There’s more than enough to start your company and cover the costs of having a kid. And when you eventually run out, you can sue his billionaire ass for child support.”I give a broken laugh.“I’m serious,” Ellie says. “You’ve always wanted a kid. And you’ve always wanted to run your own business. Now you have the money to do both.”“I know.” My
HER BULLY'S REGRET WHAT'S WRONG WTH DADDY
From the other side of the door, I hear a muffled voice call, “Go away.”“Please, Nicole. I was wrong to fire you. My dad lied to me, said you’d betrayed me and told him everything about our arrangement.”There’s silence on the other side of the door.I hold my breath.I hear footsteps on the other side of the door, and then she yanks it open. Nicole’s wearing old, stained sweatpants and a mustard yellow sweater. Her hair’s a tangled mess. She’s got dark circles under her eyes, and not a lick of makeup. Objectively, she looks horrible.And yet, the sight of her is such a relief, I grip the side of the doorframe to keep from doing something crazy, like reaching for her, or falling to my knees and begging.“Why would you believe anything your dad said about me?” she demands. “Don’t you know me at all?”When she says it like that, the shame races through me. “I’m sorry. It was the pressure of the board vote. And he had the napkin. He said the thing I feared the most. And I...I believed h
HER BULLY'S REGRET FIX IT
“I take it your conversation didn’t go as hoped,” Lucia says quietly.I give a harsh laugh. “No. I...No. I apologized but...” I keep my voice dry and unemotional. “She said I wasn’t what she needed at this point in her life. It’s done.”Bridget frowns. “At this point in her life? What does that mean?”Lucia coughs quietly. “Nathan, if I could talk to you privately in your office?”“Oh, just say it.” I flop down onto the couch across from Lucia’s desk. “Bridget and Kiera already know Nicole and I weren’t...real.”I think of Nicole’s face, right before she closed the door on me.I need something real now.God, I’m an idiot. I had a woman like Nicole, and I fucked it all up because I was so focused on beating my dad.Lucia raises her eyebrows. “Are you sure?”I wave for her to go ahead.“Nicole’s pregnant. She found out the morning before the board meeting.”“WHAT?” I shoot to my feet. “She can’t be. We...I mean she could but...” My heart’s doing funny, painful things.I’m going to have a
HER BULLY'S REGRET THE PACKAGE
Wait.Mess. That’s it.“Daaaaaad, why did you stop walking?” Kiera says.“I think I know how to fix things,” I say.At least I hope I do. Because if this doesn’t work, I don’t know what will.AMELIAA week after I turned Nathan away for the last time, I’m wrapping up a meeting in a cafe with the web designer I’m working with. I had a meeting with a lawyer this morning, to talk me through the legal side of starting a new company. Tomorrow, I have a meeting with an old colleague who I’m hoping will be able to put me in touch with potential clients.If I just keep moving, I don’t have to think about all the ways I feel woefully unprepared to be a single mom.If I just keep moving, I don’t have to wonder if I made a mistake turning Nathan away.The same doubts have been running through my head and heart since Nathan explained why he fired me.He wanted to get back together. Maybe he would have been happy about the pregnancy. And you’re going to have to tell him at some point anyway.My curr
HER BULLY'S REGRET RECONCILATION
I don’t want to look at his face, and know he misses me.I rub a hand protectively over my stomach. I don’t know if I’m trying to reassure myself or the baby. Maybe both.Just don’t think about him, I tell myself,think about anything else.My eyes search the room for inspiration and fall on the mysterious package. There’s writing on one corner. Maybe it says what it is.It’s a weird shape, flat and rectangular like a giant flatscreen TV. Or maybe a wall-size pane of glass?I approach and read the writing.Property of Nicole Craig.It takes me a moment to recognize Nicole’s handwriting. It’s neater than his handwriting normally is. Like he was careful when he wrote it.What the hell is he playing at? If he’s trying to win me back with gifts, he’s going about it the wrong way. Even if I could be swayed with gifts, I can’t think of anything this shape and size I’d actually want.I mean, it’s sort of the shape of...“No,” I breathe. “He wouldn’t...”I reach for a strip of butcher paper an
HER BULLY'S REGRET RECONCIALTION II
He laughs. “Kidding. About the college fund.”“But...you told me you’d never ask him for anything.”Nathan takes a step closer to me. “You’re worth changing for,” Nathan catches my face gently between his palms. So I can’t look away from the truth in his eyes.“You and our family come first, Nicole,” he says. “Before my pride. Before this company. Before my dad. You come first. And it might be messy at first, as I learn how to show that. But if you give me the chance, I promise I’ll keep trying.”My breath feels ragged. I realize I’m on the verge of crying.“I love you,” Nathan says. His voice is hoarse. “I love you so fucking much, Nicole.”Then he kisses me. I’ve never had a kiss like this. It tastes like hope, and commitment, and telling the truth, and trying again tomorrow. It tastes like falling for him, again and again, every day for the rest of my life.It tastes like love.I pull back, searching his face. “Nathan, it’s not just me anymore. I’m pregnant. So it will be less sex
HER BULLY'S REGRET GRINFORMS
He didn’t take me home straight, he took me to a cloth store where he asked me to pick my choice of dress.“ Nathan,What are you up to? I asked.He came behind me and wrap his hnd around me.“ Just do as I say” He said and kiss the nook of my neck.“I agree to what he asked me to do.He took us to one of the best hotel in town then he lead us to the hotel. The hotel was decorated and the lights are dimmed. Only the candles lined up by the sides till we got to the hallway illuminate the space.When we reach the end of the hallway, I see a trail of roses on the floor leading from where I’m now standing to a table right in the middle of the room. The lights here are low but colorful, giving off a romantic vibe, but I’m no longer paying any attention to my surroundings. I have found what I’m looking for. Dressed in a dark, three piece, expensive looking, and tailored suit with his dark-gray hair slicked back, Nathan stands beside the table in the middle watching me with passion in his eye
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