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“Reagan? Is everything alright?” Joy asks, appearing at my side.
I don’t answer. I can’t. I don’t know what to say.
“Rae!” Everett calls out. His desperate voice is trying to cut through the white noise that’s currently deafening me, but I can’t look anymore. My eyes close. I’d love to not have to open them again, because as soon as I do, I see her. I see him. And I see them against that wall.
He disgusts me. She disgusts me.
I spin around, almost breaking my neck on my five-inch heels, and stumble away. My hand rests on the wall while I take a second to regain my footing and my balance, then I rush off through the office, wanting to get away from him and her as quickly as I can. I stab the call button for the elevator over and over, but it doesn’t arrive any quicker. At least not quick enough.
“Reagan. Please. It’s not what you think.”
When the elevator finally arrives, I rush inside. I turn around and let him see my tears. They’re an incessant flow down my cheeks and I can’t be bothered to hide them. I want him to see what he’s done.
“Rae, please stop.”
The doors close on his pleading.
I press the button for the parking lot, unable to believe what I’ve just seen. My stomach churns even more. My hand covers my chest, trying to soothe the feeling of my heart breaking. The doors open and I run out, just barely managing to make it to a trash can before I lose the contents of my stomach.
Fifty-Five
Everett
I make it to the elevators just before the doors close. She stares at me. I think she’s looking right into my eyes, but she’s looking through me. She blinks, and I know she can barely stand to look at me. Tears fall from her lashes and roll down her cheeks.
I want to touch her.
To wipe her tears away and tell her that it’s lies.
I want to tell her I love her.
The elevator doors close and my shoulders slump, my head hanging down. My fist clenches at my side as my jaw tenses. I have no idea why I’m still standing here. She’s gone, and by the looks of things, she’s not coming back.
I march back to my office.
“Mr. Brooks?” Joy calls out in a tentative voice, but I ignore her for now.
Barging through my door I slam it behind me.
“Did you plan that?” I thunder at Margie as I reach her, standing just where I left her.
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.” She shrugs. I get the sudden urge to take her by the shoulders and shake her, but I manage to refrain.
“Why the fucking hell would you do that?” My voice is calm. Much calmer than it should be. I should be shouting and bellowing but I’m not sure it would have the same effect.
“You know you wanted that just as much as me.” Running her finger along her bottom lip, she smirks again.
“Like hell I did. I don’t want you anywhere near me.” My teeth grind and my fingers push into my hair, gripping it as tightly as I can.
What the fuck has she done?
“Get out. I want you to leave. Now.” Stepping away she picks up her purse and goes to the door.
“Did you set that up?” I grind out once more.
With her hand on the handle, she yanks on the door open and looks at me from over her shoulder. “No. I didn’t. Happy now?”
“Just dandy.” Before I let her leave, I give her a dark warning. “If anything happens to Reagan, I’m holding you responsible.”
