Cutter: A Fight or Flight Novel by Ashley Suzanne

Author:Ashley Suzanne [Suzanne, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2016-07-04T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Cutter

I wonder if it’s considered stalking if you’re sitting at a diner across the street from the business where your ex-girlfriend, mother of your surprise child, works, trying to get up the nerve to go inside and talk to her? Probably is, but I’m going to need all the time I can take so I don’t walk in there and completely lose it on her. Bottom line is there’s a little girl who belongs to both of us, and she’s my only priority. I should have had this family from the start, but since nobody has a DeLorean to help me travel back in time, I need to work on being the best dad I can be right now. It’s going to be hard, because as much as I hate the hell out of Josette right now, I also just want to hold her, smell her hair, and remember all the amazing times we had. Because I’m a fucking pussy and am still hopelessly in love with the woman who keeps shattering my world piece by piece. Looks like I’m a glutton for punishment.

Around noon, after I’ve been here for a few hours and drunk more coffee than one person should consume, I watch Josette casually stroll through the revolving doors of her building like nothing’s wrong, laughing and smiling with another woman. They turn right and start walking down the sidewalk. Tossing a twenty on the table, surely enough for my coffee and the time I’ve occupied the booth, I wave to the waitress and walk out the front doors.

Crossing the street, I wait for Josette to go into a small deli. I’m only a few paces behind her, but she’s yet to notice me.

“I’ll take a BLT on wheat, please,” she says to the cashier behind the counter.

“And hold the mayo. She hates mayo,” I offer, and watch her body still at the sound of my voice. “And go heavy on the tomato if you can. It’s her favorite part.”

“Cutter.” She sighs, and her entire body sags with defeat. Before she turns to face me, I watch her shoulders straighten to a more authoritative posture, as if she’s giving herself the confidence she needs to look me in the eyes. “What are you doing here?”

“Again with that question. I figured we had a few things to iron out. I’d prefer to do it in a more intimate setting, but if you’d rather talk here, I’m game.”

Her coworker leans in and whispers in her ear, “Are you okay?” I can make out every word.

“She’s perfectly fine. Nothing to worry about. You might want to tell her boss she’s going to be out the rest of the afternoon. Think you can pass that message along?”

“Josette?” she questions. “Tell me you’re okay. This guy’s kinda scary.”

“Yes. Yes, he is, but I’m perfectly safe. He’d never hurt me,” Josette answers, never taking her eyes off mine. “Tell Barry I’ll finish my work from home and I’m not feeling well. Or don’t tell him anything at all, I’ll email him later.

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