Sweetest Love: The Complete Trilogy by Nicole Highland

Author:Nicole Highland [Highland, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-20T05:00:00+00:00

THREE

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I woke to the sound of plates and silverware clanking in the kitchen the next morning. James was already up, which was astonishing considering he wasn’t a morning person and loathed getting up early with a passion.

The deliciously distinct smell of pancakes filled the air as I walked to the kitchen, and their aroma was inviting. With each step I took, I grew hungrier.

“You’re up early,” I said.

“Yeah. Too much on my mind, and I couldn’t sleep.”

James looked exhausted. I almost felt sorry for him. Almost.

I rolled my eyes. “Can’t imagine why.”

“Figured I’d make us some breakfast. I thought maybe I could cheer you up. I don’t like the fact that the love of my life wants to just piss all of this away, all over some stupid chick that I did nothing with,” he said.

“You know, this state of victimhood you like to pretend to be in is really getting old.”

“You know what’s getting old for me, Natalie? That you can’t move on from this shit. You act like I screwed her or something. We just talked. Nothing more. That’s it.”

“Oh, hardly! That conversation wasn’t one-sided,” I argued.

“How many times will I have to apologize before you get it through that thick head of yours?”

“Apologize? You haven’t uttered the words ‘I’m sorry’ even once!”

“You know, all I’ve ever tried to do is love you, Natalie. I’ve tried to give you a good life, but I guess that’s not enough for you. Maybe I just shouldn’t even be here.”

I felt a wave of hysteria coming over me.

“I’ve been trying to get you to leave since all of this started!” I wailed.

I could tell that he didn’t like what I’d said because he immediately started down the hallway to the bedroom. Not wanting him to get too agitated, I followed him hoping to calm him down.

When I reached our room, I froze in the doorway. My eyes were filled with disbelief as he dangled our marriage certificate in his hand and tore it to pieces.

“I don’t care anymore,” he said, the pieces floating silently to the floor.

“What the hell are you doing?”

“What’s it look like I’m doing? You don’t love me anymore. That’s obvious. So this shouldn’t mean anything to you, right? Since, you know, you just want to throw our marriage away. It doesn't mean shit to you, does it?”

“When did I ever say that?”

“You didn’t have to say anything, but you don’t want to work things out. And since you don’t, you obviously don’t give a shit about us.”

At this rate, we would go around in circles all day. And I didn’t have time for it.

“James, I do care. That’s why I’m upset that all this happened.”

I stole a glance at the clock. If I didn’t leave in the next five minutes, I’d be late for work.

Making my way into the bathroom, he followed me, clearly not understanding that right now I wanted to be away from him, and I needed to get my ass in gear. I didn’t have time for his emotional antics.

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