Up In the Air: A Millionaire CEO & Single Mom Romance Novella (Hearts of Stone Book 1) by Eden Webber

Author:Eden Webber [Webber, Eden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-09T18:30:00+00:00

8

Melissa

"I broke up with him, Chad," I threw my hands up in exasperation counting the minutes until my ex-husband would leave my house again. I've seen him more in the last three days that I've seen him in the previous year. Word about my relationship with Eric began making rounds since the day we were spotted at the different art galleries in Manhattan.

Chad took it as a personal slight and was determined to punish me for daring to find happiness after spending the last three years torturing me financially and emotionally. I think he thought after a year or two, I would come to my senses and go back to him, but that didn't happen. Now I was in love with someone else, someone who had been more of a father to Max in a few weeks than he had been in the three years since our divorce.

"I want an apology, Melissa," he sneered. “You embarrass me in front of my business colleagues. You bring some strange man around my son. I thought you were a better mother than this. Maybe I should rethink this custody arrangement.”

"Chad, please don't do this." I felt the tears begin to sting my eyes. This is what he wanted; to hurt me. He wanted me to feel pain. He knew the only way to hurt me was through Max. "I'm sorry, okay. Is that what you want to hear? I am sorry, Chad. I quit my job. Eric and I are broken up. The painting is gone. Now, will you stop?" The tears are rolling down my cheeks, and I couldn't stop them. Chad, having gotten enough tears to be satisfied, pushed himself up to standing and walked to the front door.

“You should’ve thought about that before you took my son across state lines without my permission. The judge isn’t gonna like that, but we’ll see.” He pulled the door open. “Just keep your legs closed, Melly. You’re a mother, for God’s sake.”

I watched him leave before allowing myself to curl up in a ball on the couch and cry. As the tears rolled down my face, I thought about the pain in Eric's voice when I broke up with him. I thought of Max being used as a weapon against me by one of the two people who are supposed to love him unconditionally. And as selfish as it may seem, I cried for myself. For the first time in my life, I was happy and in love.

I was in love with Eric, and I never got the chance to tell him. He came into my life at a time when I really needed him. He made me see myself the way he saw me, and for a moment, I believed it. With Eric, I was intelligent, capable, sexy, and best of all, I was an amazing mother to my son.

I felt tiny fingers caressing my hair and cheeks and opened my eyes to find Max’s concerned face inches from my own.

"Hey, Doodlebug," I whispered before wrapping my arms around his waist and pulling him onto the couch.

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