Ridge by Adriane Leigh

Author:Adriane Leigh [Leigh, Adriane]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: romance
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Thanks for picking up the phone,” I murmured as I lay propped over her body. We were clean and fresh from the shower, her hair damp on the pillow.

“I would. Anytime.”

“Would you?”

“Of course.” She turned and caught my eyes. My fingertips, which had been trailing figure eights along her hip, froze as her greens locked with mine.

“I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t.”

“I couldn’t just write you off. I . . . loved you.”

“Past tense.” A frown turned down my lips.

“Of course.”

I nodded as I thought of the love I'd so easily tossed away.

“Is it past tense for you?” She breathed.

“I . . . can’t really answer that.”

“I know.” She nodded and turned away.

“You don’t, not really.”

“Well, then, try me, Ridge. This is us. We don't hide anything.” She dusted her thumb along my stubbled jawline.

“Things have been fucked lately. And when Amy told me about the baby, I wanted to get high more than anything else.” I sighed and then felt her stiffen in my arms.

“The baby?”

My eyes flickered open and I caught hatred burning there. Where lust had been just minutes before, now pure hatred radiated from her eyes.

“Jesus, I'm sorry, I didn’t mean to—”

“Didn’t mean to what, Ridge? Please tell me. Didn’t mean to fuck your ex while your girlfriend is at home, pregnant?”

“I . . . I—”

“I don’t want to hear it. You know, I didn’t think we had a chance, not even after tonight, after everything. I wasn’t foolish enough to believe that. But that’s a whole new low, Ridge. I’m the fucking other woman now. I won’t be the other woman, not ever.” Her words burned in the air between us.

“I never wanted you to be,” I murmured so softly, and gripped at her hip before she tried to pull away.

“Don’t do that. Don’t you dare fucking do that. You can't pull me back in with your broken Ridge act. Get the fuck out.”

“My.”

“Don’t call me that either. Don’t pretend that what we had was anything other than a quick fuck. I fooled myself months ago when I thought it was more, when I cheated on my fiancé because what I thought we had meant something, but you fucking stepped all over it. And tonight just reaffirmed that.” She stood and pulled a shirt over her shoulders.

“Mia.”

“Get out.”

“Mia, I can’t. You don’t know—”

“I don’t know, Ridge? I don’t fucking know? You think you’re the only one going through shit right now?”

“Mia, I know I was a complete asshole. I know I deserve every second of this.” I stood and stepped toward her, grasping her wrists in my hands and bringing them to my lips to place a delicate kiss on each. “What the fuck, My?”

“Stop.” Fear leapt into her throat as she pulled her arms away.

“What the fuck, please don’t tell me you’re—”

“Get out,” she screamed as tears flooded her eyes.

“I’m not leaving until you show me your arms.”

“No.” She crossed her arms and held on tightly. Like she was hanging by a thread. Fuck, she probably was, just like I’d been, but I’d been too fucking selfish to see it.

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