My Despicable Ex (Book 1) by Sierra Rose

Author:Sierra Rose
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: romance, love, adventure, contemporary romance, new adult

Chapter 7

I woke up early, showered, and got ready for the day. I slipped into a pair of blue jeans, a long-sleeved shirt. I finished my ensemble off with some stylish hiking boots Nadia had bought me prior to one of our fall hikes. Since I’d worn them a few times to break them in, I knew they’d be comfortable. I put on minimal makeup and pulled my hair back into a long ponytail. I was sure it’d be chilly, since it was only April, so I grabbed my favorite denim jacket, with a vintage wash and bronze buttons. I also made sure to slip my sunglasses into my front pocket.

Suddenly, something caught my eye on the table: a bouquet of a dozen white roses. My curiosity piqued, I slipped the card out of the small envelope and read it under my breath: “A life with love will have some thorns, but a life without love will have no roses. I love you so much. Please forgive me.” I bit my lip and thought about those words. Jake couldn’t move on with his life knowing how hurt I was. Maybe he needed to hear me say I’d forgiven him, but I couldn’t lie to him like that.

Jake was on the patio when I walked out to see the sunrise on the rim, one of the most glorious natural displays I’d ever seen. Horizontal layers of pink and orange streaked across the gorgeous morning sky as the sun peaked through. He was dressed casually in dark-washed jeans, a long-sleeved button-down shirt, and brown hiking boots with thick soles for traction. His shirt showed off the solid wall of muscle underneath. He looked like he was ready to go on a desert mission, and I somewhat missed his tropical, wind-blown look. Jake stared at the beautiful sight. “A show like this gives the start of a day a whole new meaning,” he said, holding a cup of coffee.

“Without a doubt.”

He gazed up at me and smiled. “You look stunning, as usual. I gotta admit, I’m kinda jealous of those jeans, squeezing you in all the right places.”

“Um, thanks,” I said, a bit taken aback by his bluntness, “and thank you for the flowers.”

“It was nothing really. I have a lot of making up to do.”

I stared at him, confused. “It’s too late to fix things, Jake. You can’t put a Band-aid on open-heart surgery.”

He set his coffee down on the patio table. “I’m not one to give up on things, Ashly. You, of all people, should know that.”

“Really? Because you gave up on us.”

He cleared his throat, shook his head, and took another sip of coffee.

I couldn’t meet his gaze and stared at the patio table. “I guess you were never one to quit before, now that I think about it,” I said, throwing the poor guy a bone. “The roses and that card were, uh…thoughtful. But let’s not turn this experience into something it isn’t. Let’s just get through this as painlessly as possible for both of us.

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