Breaking Magnolia_A Contemporary Western Romance by M. Allen

Author:M. Allen [Allen, M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Magnolia Blossom Publishing
Published: 2018-06-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Magnolia made sure Eric got into his car and left before she turned for the house. In life, there is a difference between physical exhaustion and emotional. In this moment, she knew what it was to be emotionally drained. Slugging her feet up the steps to the porch, she let her shoulders hunch like they weighed a ton. An unsettling feeling hung in her stomach. This thing between her and Eric was going to get ugly, she just knew it. As soon as she was on the porch, the front door swung open and Dax strolled out with two cookies in his hand. Without a word, he handed one to her and took a bite of the other.

He locked eyes with her, seeming to wait for her to say something. When she didn’t, he walked over to the post next to the top step and leaned against it. “That husband of yours is a character.”

Leaning against the opposite rail, she took a bite of the cookie. The sugary sweetness melted in her mouth before she spoke. “Tell me about it. What a pain in the ass. I don’t even know how to handle this. It’s going to be ugly.”

Dax sighed. “How’d he take it when you told him you wanted a divorce?”

Magnolia shrugged and took another bite. “He didn’t.”

“Didn’t take the news, or you didn’t tell him?” Dax narrowed his eyes at her and that ticking in his jaw was back again.

“I tried to tell him.” Magnolia turned toward him and crossed her arms over her chest. How many arguments was she going to have with men today?

“You tried?” He stood up straight and took a step toward her. “There is no try when it comes to telling someone you want a divorce. You either tell them or you don’t.”

She pushed away from the post and took a step closer to him. “It’s not that easy.” It really hadn’t been. She’d tried to tell Eric it was over, but he wasn’t accepting her answer. How else could she handle it? This was their first interaction since the pancake mistress incident. Did she think her marriage was over? Hell, yes. But conversations needed to be had, and it couldn’t just be a ‘We’re getting divorced. Goodbye.’

Dax slowly shook his head back and forth, then sucked in a deep breath and blew it out. “I can’t do this.”

“Wait, what? Can’t do what?” Panic forced her pulse to speed in her veins. What was he saying? He didn’t want to be around her anymore?

“This, Magnolia.” He motioned between the two of them. “He cheated on you for fuck’s sake, and you’re considerin’ stayin’ with that jackass.” He leaned in and hissed, “Even after in the loft yesterday.”

“I never said that.” She wanted to shove him off the porch and kick his ass for even suggesting what happened between them had meant nothing to her. She looked him dead in the eye. “Yesterday meant everything to me.”

“Well, you’ve got a damn funny way of showin’ it.

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