You Stole My Heart by E. L. Todd

Author:E. L. Todd
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, forever and ever series
Publisher: E. L. Todd

CHAPTER TEN

Lexie

I couldn’t shake the anger. It consumed me day and night. Hatred was the primary emotion emitting through my body. All I wanted to do was push my father down a flight of stairs.

My mom was a great woman. She was so good to my sister and I. For every birthday, she went out of her way to make sure it was special for both of us. Even though Macy had been nothing but a failure, Mom still stood by her.

And Dad wanted to leave her?

It was unbelievable. All I could ever think about was my father leaving my mom for some bimbo half his age. In time, she would leave him just the way he left my mother. Then he would be left with nothing. But it’s nothing less than he deserved.

The only good thing that came out of this was Macy. Her apology seemed sincere, and she finally understood just how ugly she’d become. I said I forgave her, but that didn’t mean I trusted her. It would take me a long time to truly look at her in a new way.

Conrad was by my side nearly all the time. He didn’t bring up my parents’ divorce and did a good job distracting me. The easiest thing to do was fall into bed with him and not think about anything other than what we were doing to each other. It was an immediate distraction but didn’t fix the root of the problem, but it didn’t matter. Conrad gave me what I wanted, and when I asked him to go harder and faster he did.

Conrad came over after work wearing a t-shirt that looked nice on his chest and dark jeans. “Hey, baby.”

“Hey.” My voice came out quiet. I wasn’t excited to do anything anymore.

Conrad didn’t take offense to it. “How was your day?”

“Fine. Yours?”

“Good.” He leaned over the couch and gave me a kiss. After he grabbed a beer out of the fridge he sat down beside me and rested his hand on my thigh. The TV was off but I stared at it like it was on. “Something on your mind?”

“Mom asked me to help Dad move out.” I shook my head and pressed my lips tightly together. “Like I’d help that asshole do anything.”

Conrad drank his beer but didn’t say anything.

“Mom said it would be easier on her. Instead of watching him leave by herself she would have us.”

Conrad turned toward me. “Then we should probably go.”

“I’m not picking up a single box. If he wants to leave he can carry all his shit.” I knew I was being immature about this. No matter how bratty I acted it wouldn’t stop him from leaving.

“You don’t have to. I’ll do everything. Just support your mom. She needs you right now.”

That was the only reason why I wanted to go. “I shouldn’t drag you into this…”

“Drag?” he asked. “Where you go, I go.” He leaned close to me and looked me in the eye. “And that will never change.

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