Pieces of Happily Ever After by Irene Zutell

Author:Irene Zutell
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780312540098
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

13

We’re in the Money

There’s an enormous limo idling outside my gate. An Armani-clad chauffeur stands next to it. I feel rage bubbling within me. If she’s going to come to my house, can’t she at least be discreet? Why the hell is she here anyway?

“Oh, Ally, I’m so sorry. I forced Alex into this whole thing, but he’s in love with you. You’re all he talks about. I just wanted you to know this. He wants to come back so bad, but he’s afraid you’ll never forgive him. Well, forgive him, Ally. The man really loves you.”

“Hello, Ms. Hirsh, Rose would like a word with you,” the chauffeur says. “Would you mind stepping into the limo?”

“She can’t get out and talk to me?”

“Well, Ms. Hirsh, she would, but . . .” He smiles condescendingly, then tips his head across the street to a cluster of paparazzi gathered there. In my fury, I hadn’t noticed them. They snap away at me. I refuse to look in their direction, although I do wonder if Johnny’s one of them.

“Rose, come out. Give us something. A quick smile. Anything.”

The driver opens the door and I quickly jump into the limo. I practically sit on Rose’s lap.

“Sorry,” I mumble. Sorry? Sorry? What the hell am I saying? She steals my husband and I tell her I’m sorry for sitting on her lap? What am I doing in here anyway?

Rose slides over on the seat.

“What are you doing here? What do you want?” I shake my head and tug at the door handle. “What am I doing here? I’ve got to go.”

Rose grabs my wrist.

“No, Ally, wait, please.”

“What? What could you possibly say to me right now?”

She stares at the floor as she speaks. “I’m sorry about all of this. I mean it, Ally. You’re such an incredible person. Xands and I never meant for any of this to happen.”

My hand reaches for the door.

“No, please. I know there’s no reason you should talk to me. If I were you, I’d probably have killed me by now, but just hear me out for a second.” She rummages through her pink leather Prada handbag and pulls out an envelope. She holds it out for me.

“I don’t need your apology letter.”

With perfectly manicured peach-colored nails, Rose adjusts her oversized Fendi sunglasses. “It’s not an apology,” she says. “Go on, open it.” She suddenly sounds excited.

I shoot her a confused look.

“Please, Ally, I think you’re going to like this, a lot.”

My heart palpitates. Maybe it’s from Alex. Begging me back. Rose vigorously nods her head. “Open it.”

I shouldn’t open it. I should just leave. Instead, believing that this envelope contains the keys to my eventual forgiveness of Alex, I tear it open.

Then I stare at its contents in complete disbelief.

Pay to the order of Alice C. Hirsch. $1,000,000.

I can’t speak or move.

“Ally, it’s the very least I could do.” Rose smiles as if everything’s going to be just Great!

“What? You think I want or need your money? You think you can buy my .

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