Once Upon A Time by K. L. Donn

Author:K. L. Donn [Donn, K. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KL Writes
Published: 2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00

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Landon

After throwing Ashley out, I had too much pent-up rage rolling through me to go in search of Cecilia. I was in too aggressive of a mood to try and win her back, so I made my way down to the public employee gym to find Kale, one of our best contractors and a close friend, running on a treadmill. More often than not, he stays in one of the apartments here.

“Hey man, don’t you have your own fancy ass gym upstairs?” He smirks as I join him.

Unsure of how to even explain, I jump on the machine next to him and begin a quick pace. Not ten minutes goes by and he’s looking at me like I’ve lost my mind. I glance down to see I’ve run two miles already and barely broken a sweat.

Shit.

“What’s going on, Landon?” Of all the men I work with and employ, he’s the one I’m closest to. The one I consider a good friend.

“Ashley,” I grumble as I slow to a light jog and match his speed.

“That could mean so many things, man. Be specific.” He laughs, knowing what a problem my sister can be at times.

Shaking my head, all I can see is Cecilia and the agony she must have felt. “I met a girl.”

“About damn time.”

I grin because it’s true. I’ve been a workaholic for so fucking long. “Yeah,” I agree, “it is.”

“So, what’d Ash do?”

Blowing out a frustrated breath, my muscles tense up. “She has been Cecilia’s bully for years.” Fuck is that a hard pill to swallow.

“No shit.” He doesn’t seem surprised by the news. “How are you going to fix it?”

“Fucked if I know.”

“What’s the problem today? You certainly can’t fix the past, but today is different.”

“Ashley said some shit to her this morning while I was in a meeting. Scared her off.”

“And you’re here because…” Good fucking question.

“Because I’m fucking livid with Ash, and I don’t want Cec to think it has anything to do with her. I want her to have time to calm down and be less emotional.”

His bark of laughter stops me from speaking. “Less emotional? Dude, that’s never going to happen. Women are always emotional.”

“Not Cecilia, she’s so fucking rational it hurts my head. The problem is she doesn’t think she’s good enough for me because of some scars, and Ash cemented that in her mind this morning.” My anger is swelling again.

“I repeat, why are you here and not with her?” Kale stares at me like I’m an idiot, and maybe I am.

“I need to figure out how to convince her she’s everything to me.” After all that Ash said to her this morning, I know words won’t be enough. I need to show her, and I’m not entirely certain how to go about that.

“Good luck. I’m glad I’m not in the same boat as you are.” Kale pats my back and walks off to the locker rooms. He’s got a meeting at a job site that he’s got to get to.

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