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I roll my eyes, knowing that is the exact opposite of what he was trying to do.
“Fuck off, Mike, we both know you’re just fucking nosy,” I whisper, settling back on my knees and taking a breath, knowing I won’t be able to get Lucas into his bed without Mike’s help. So I steel my shoulders and ignore the sour taste in my mouth as I ask him for help.
“You’re seriously asking me to help you move your boy toy into a bed because he passed out on the floor?”
I nod, hoping he doesn’t make this into a thing. But of course, I’m wrong.
“Why should I help you, huh? We’re not together anymore, you made that perfectly clear.”
I can’t help the exasperated sigh that leaves my throat because this man cannot be this dense.
“Mike, please. You owe me for what you did to me. You lied to me for months.”
There’s silence for a minute before he sighs and nods his head.
“Fine, but on one condition.”
I eye him warily, already having an idea of what’s to come.
“You come over so we can talk. I need to talk this out properly, Billie.”
I concede because it’s not the worst scenario and I honestly do need his help.
It doesn’t take long for Mike and me to get Lucas into his bed. I think about taking my things with me, but right now I just need to decompress and figure out what I’m going to do. But before I can do any of that, I have to sit down and talk to Mike like I don’t still want to deck him right in the mouth.
“So are you actually going to talk to me like a human or are you going to spew your bullshit about me deserving what you did to me?” I start off strong as we sit on his couch and let the silence surround us. I raise my eyebrows, wondering if he’s going to answer the question when he deflates. The man I’ve seen these last few days disappearing before my eyes as his shoulders lower, his eyes cast down, and I’m looking at a completely different person.
“I’m sorry,” he whispers, my entire body shocked at the words. “I know I should have ended it sooner, but I just didn’t know how.”
I tilt my head to the side, still not understanding what the fuck is going on.
“Do you mean me or the mother of your child?” I ask, genuinely curious. “Because right now I have no idea which one you’re talking about.”
He gives a sad smile before his eyes lift to mine.
“You, I meant you. I knew I should have ended it between us a long time ago, but I was scared and Amber wanted nothing to do with the relationship. All she wanted was sex and since you were…”
I clear my throat, shaking my head and warning him that that rhetoric will not be tolerated again.
“Because we were not as active as we used to be, I didn’t think it would be a big deal.”
I scoff, wondering where men get the audacity to think that cheating of any kind is not a big deal.
“So what was your plan, huh? You were just going to see what happened?” The anger starts to rise within me and I know I need to stop talking about this soon before I actually start yelling.
“I know it sounds bad, and I really am sorry for everything.”
I stay quiet, not having words right now.
“Amber and I are together. I just wanted you to know that.”
I give him a weak smile.
“I’m glad your baby will have that,” I say before getting up and heading to the front door. “I’m gonna go,” I say before opening the door and letting myself out.
I stop at Lucas’s door, knowing that I need to go in and also knowing that everything between us has changed. He regrets us. He regrets what we built these last few weeks and I don’t know if I can stay here anymore. So I do the one thing I never thought I would do as an adult. I call my dad for help.
Lucas
