Famously Bad by Katana Collins

Author:Katana Collins [Collins, Katana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Katana Collins

Chapter Six

“Okay, okay. I promise I will watch Amadeus if you promise to watch Kramer vs. Kramer,” I said, falling back in my seat and laughing. “Though it hardly feels like a fair trade since Amadeus is like three hours long!”

He grinned and took a sip of his wine. “Well, I could promise to watch Titanic instead, but I have a feeling neither of us would enjoy that.”

“That bitch, Rose, needed to learn to share. She totally could have moved over on that door and saved Jack, too.”

He laughed, but nodded. “My heart will go on my ass. The only way either of us is getting through that movie is with a defibrillator and some Lipitor.”

I laughed and dunked my spoon into the cup of chocolate mousse Pierce had ordered for us with dinner.

It was rich and creamy, and I was pretty sure I would never again be able to eat chocolate without thinking about this incredible night.

When I looked up from over my spoon, Pierce was eyeing me, suddenly serious. “Tell me what happened.”

I tilted my head. “What happened with what?”

He sighed and leveled me with a look that made it seem like I should know exactly what he was talking about. “Your idiot ex who didn’t marry you. What the hell happened?”

I swallowed, and that delicious chocolate turned to sand in my stomach. “He… just didn’t love me, I guess. He and his ex-girlfriend got back together a few weeks before the wedding.”

Pierce’s eyes flashed with something fierce and protective. The sight made my stomach knot into a ball. “He cheated on you,” he stated flatly.

For the last week, I’d been pissed. I’d hated James for what he did. Hated her, the other woman, for wedging into my relationship.

But for the first time since I peeled my wedding dress from my body last week, I didn’t feel anger. I felt… peace.

And I think, in part, I had Pierce to thank for that.

“He did. But… I think he did me a favor. I cared about him, but I wasn’t in love with him. It was just comfortable. Six years and we both just felt like we should be getting married. And his ex-girlfriend…” I cleared my throat and gave a defeated chuckle. “Well, I guess she’s not his ex, anymore. His girlfriend fits into his lifestyle better than I ever did. Her dad is a Congressman. His dad is the attorney general.”

I shrugged as though this was an adequate explanation for him cheating on me.

It didn’t justify what he did, at all. But I was really starting to believe it in my heart, despite my broken ego, that him leaving me at the altar was braver than going through with a marriage we both knew was doomed to fail.

“Wait,” Pierce said, his brows furrowing. “Are you talking about James Langley? Robert Langley’s son?”

My stomach flipped.

No, it didn’t just flip. It twisted into a thousand knots.

“You know him?”

“Jesus. We went to prep school together. That guy was a wanker back then, too.

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