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“How dare you, Lucian! Don’t you ever put your hands on me again.”
“I fucked up! Can’t you understand that? I’ve been miserable without you.”
“You have a hell of a way of showing it. You fucked me and took off! No explanation, nothing.”
“I told you we needed to talk in person. You didn’t give me a chance.”
“You had all last week,” she snaps. “Instead, you played games and ignored me.”
“He’s all wrong for you,” I respond helplessly, waving a hand toward the ceremony.
“Joshua is not wrong for me.”
“Then why didn’t he marry you five years ago? Why did he let you go?”
“We didn’t know what we wanted. I got a job with Google, and he didn’t want to move to California with me. He didn’t want a long-distance relationship.”
“Then why don’t I get another chance?”
“Because you don’t.”
Rationally, I know my body responding by getting hard was wrong. Unable to resist how sexy Olivia looks in her dress, and the amount of flesh I had access to, I chance it and pull her against me. She pretends to struggle until I press my lips against hers. I feel her weaken a bit, but she still doesn’t open her mouth for me. I force my tongue against her lips and stroke until she acquiesces.
She tastes like champagne and desire. Her hands tangle into my hair and tug until it grows painful. I stroke the soft skin of her back and feel her shiver in my arms. My dick is rock hard and straining against my pants, and I am spurred on as Olivia molds her body into mine. I wanted to take her here, but we’re interrupted by voices coming down the hall. When we break apart, Olivia glares at me.
“That shouldn’t have happened,” Olivia says as she straightens her dress.
“The hell it shouldn’t! I want you. Come home with me.”
“I can’t. I have a date.”
“Leave him. I want you to be mine.”
“Lucian,” she huffs. “This isn’t going to work between us. What’s going to happen the next time you get spooked or scared or whatever you were? Are you going to leave me again? You have baggage, and until you unpack it, we can’t be together. I can’t wait. I want children, so I need to move forward.”
“So, you won’t even give us a chance?”
“I did, and you squandered it. I’ve had enough heartbreak in my life.”
“But I can be the guy who shows you how much I care!”
She turns sharply on her heel but then looks back. “Goodbye, Lucian. I’ll see you at the office.”
After she leaves, the air is squeezed from my lungs. I sit down, trying to breathe, but I couldn’t comprehend what just happened. I’m not sure how long I stay there, but when I stand back up and rejoin the party, they were serving dessert. Noah gives me a look as he leans in.
“You have lipstick on my face,” he whispers.
I smile weakly and use my napkin to remove it. Even after the cake is served, I don’t touch it. I’m not in the mood to celebrate. My spirit had been broken down to nothing. I want to crawl into a hole and be left alone. I wait a few minutes and then tell everyone that I was calling it a night.
Before I leave, I congratulate Hunter and Rory, then say goodbye to my relatives and friends. I’m aware of Olivia watching me as I walk the room, kissing aunts, and shaking a cousin’s hand. I couldn’t wait to get out of there. While I wait for a cab, I text Olivia.
For what it’s worth, I enjoyed spending time with you. You were kind, sweet, and loving. I was a jerk. I hope you can forgive me someday.
I get no reply. Not that I expected any. Olivia was lost to me. My father just might get his wish because I’m not sure I want to stay in Manhattan anymore. Even though it will be painful for me to go back to Boston, I think it might be even more painful for me to stay here.
