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“Well, you’ve said a lot of horrible things Soht to blame me and erase me from her life Oh, and that you hateat my brief reliance on alcohol”

Michael exhaled and rubbed a hand over his head “I’ht a lot of crap back forfucked-up things—”

“That’s not an excuse,” I cried softly “You don’t get to hurt me like that and say it’s because I make you crazy And don’t blame me for your actions either Your actions are your own, and I’ responsibility for them”

“I know!” He threw his hands in the air “Don’t you think I fuckin’ know that? I hate myself for what I’ve said For what I’ve done But it was never intentional It just happened in the moment”

I scoffed “Nina wasn’t intentional? You kneould be there and you took a stab in the dark and thought, ‘Hey, I knohat I’ll do to kick her in the gut even er model and show her I’ve moved on!’ Well, news flash, Michael, I already knew that! I met your wife, remember?”

“Ex-wife,” he bit out, taking a step towardto apologize forKiersten You left! You fuckin’ left, and you didn’t come back! And don’t even pretend you haven’t been with other men”

I narrowed irl has needs too”

His features grew taut, and he took another so to be intimidated, I stayed where I was “Yeah? You fuck any of the about me?”

My skin flushed with outrage because he wasn’t wrong There had been only one et the heat I had with Michael But ere out of bed, I couldn’t forget So I’d let that o too

He looked sht, aren’t I?”

Was I to assuht of ht not “There was soet”

That stopped Michael in his tracks Distress he couldn’t hide flashed across his face, and a flare of pain panged in my chest “You still with him?”

“No”

“Did he leave you or did you leave him?”

I shrugged “What does it matter? This isn’t important”