I Had to Let You Go by Emma Quinn

Author:Emma Quinn [Quinn, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Emma Quinn
Published: 2020-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

16

Ethan

“ S

o... Are you going to tell me everything?”

“Everything about what, Jules?”

“The girl, obviously.”

We were sitting in his lounge sipping brandies and looking out at the sunset through this patio windows. Upstairs, we could hear his wife, Helena playing with Sebastian. I wondered how Jules lucked out and got such a perfect family. I mean, I loved the dude. We'd worked together for years, but I knew he was a creep to women. A real lechy guy who couldn't keep his eyes off anything in a skirt.

I never knew why Helena put up with it. She was beautiful too. Could have anyone she wanted, but she chose to settle down with greasy old Jules. Maybe it was because he got her pregnant soon after they met and she didn't want to split up the family. Or maybe it was just because she was nuts.

“The girl?” I asked, tinkling the ice cubes around the bottom of my glass.

“Yeah, Sophia.”

“She's not a girl. She's a woman.”

“Same thing. Anyway, she seems to really have her claws into you. I've never seen you get all gooey eyed over a girl like that before.”

I sipped my drink and looked back out at the sun. It was turning scarlet over Rodeo Drive. The perfect color to cover the sinful city of Los Angeles.

“We just have history,” I said, not wanting to elaborate.

“You do?” he asked, raising one eyebrow then another. “Don't tell me she's your ex.”

“She is,” I sighed, nostalgically. “She was my first love.”

“Get outta here! Ain't that cute. Let me guess, she left you for the big shot quarterback and stood you up at prom?”

“Actually I dumped her because I was a fucking idiot and I've been regretting it ever since.”

He stood up and walked over to the drinks cabinet to pour himself something stronger. I noticed he was staring at me intently, studying my face.

“You're really cut up about this chick, aren't you?”

I said nothing, but my face answered the question for me.

“Wow, I had no idea you were such a smushy guy,” laughed Jules, topping up his glass. “You actor types are usually the opposite. Keep your hearts in a cage and a different model in your bed every night, right.”

“You make us sound like a right shallow bunch,” I said.

“Well, aren't you?”

“No!”

“Whatever. You know who is shallow? That Mila...”

“Urgh... Why did you have to bring her up?”

“Because... I saw her earlier.”

He topped up a second glass and handed it over to me. I couldn't help but notice this measure of brandy was significantly larger than the first one.

“Why the hell did you see her earlier?” I asked.

“Because she turned up at the studio looking for you.”

“She what?”

“Yeah, she kicked up quite a fuss too.”

I felt my stress levels rise just thinking about her.

“Please tell me you're joking.”

“Wish I was, Ethan. But she turned up first thing this morning. Kicked up a total shitstorm as well. Demanded to see you. Said she was going to sue you for all you've got. That you were a total bastard yadda yadda yadda.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.