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My mouth slowly falls open, and I cross my arms. “She’s destroyed our family.”
Conor comes up beside me, putting his arm around my shoulders.
“She’s the only mother you have, that’s what I’m saying. It’s our marriage, not yours. You’ll have to separate the two. She didn’t cheat on you. She cheated on me.”
I huff. “No, Dad, you’re wrong. She cheated on all of us.”
Conor’s hand tightens on my shoulder.
“You have every right to be angry. You both do. We’ll talk soon.” Dad opens the door, steps out into the hall, and shuts it behind him.
I turn into Conor’s chest, and the tears stinging my eyes finally slip free while he holds me.
“It’s going to be okay. He’s going to be okay,” he says.
“I hate her, Conor. Hate her.”
He squeezes me tighter. “I know. I know.”
I’m not sure what I would do if I didn’t have Conor as my big brother. Which makes me hate even more than I already do the fact that I’m keeping a secret from him. I’m sleeping with his teammate and friend, and he has no clue. Hell, his teammate doesn’t either.
But now is not the time for me to drop it all at his feet. His mom cheated on his dad too. And although Conor’s great at hiding his emotions and moving forward to do what has to be done, I know he’s as torn up as I am. How could he not be? Our family has always been the stable thing in our lives, our calm in the world’s storms.
She took that from us. All of us.
Twenty-Four
Rowan
It’sthe first day of preseason training, and yesterday was the first day I didn’t see Leigh in I don’t remember how long. A month maybe? So I’m at my locker, making sure I’ll see her tonight. Hockey season is about to start, and our time together is going to dramatically decrease.
I miss your pussy.
You. I want to say you, but I don’t know how she’d take it.
You dropping the whole horny thing then?
I’m horny AND I miss your pussy.
First line was better.
Can I see you tonight?
There. It’s out there. I’m actually asking instead of making sexual innuendos.
Sure.
When can you be at my place?
Want to come to my place for a change?
She’s never offered her place before, but I’d love to see where she lives because I’m sure it says a lot about who she is. Then again, I’m not supposed to want to know more about her.
The two little devils on opposite shoulders argue—when are you going to own the fact that you want her for more than just sex? one asks. When she gives me a sign that she wants that too, the other one says.
Sure. Address?
She sends me her address, and I save it under her contact.
