Wild Nights With My Brother's Ex-Best Friend novel Chapter 50

Chapter 50

Chapter 50

NICOLE

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I’m back to work and I think it’s safe to say that things are starting to settle down, and I don’t feel as destitute as I did several days ago.

Then again, I do have the most amazing support system in the world.

I’m trying to move on and not think about everything-taking it one day at a time has become my motto. Slowly, the weeks I spent at that crappy motel are starting to feel like a dream. The same can’t be said for my relationship with Roman, but one day, I’ll get to the point where I’ll forget I ever met him.

It helps that every time he crosses my mind, I think about the awful-and I mean awful-thing he did to Haley. She’s so sweet and it breaks my heart every time I recall what transpired between them.

I immerse myself in work completely, filling my days with planning events and updating calendars among other things. Recently, Sebastian has also asked me to filter the invitations he’s sent. If I think it’s worth it, I forward the email to him.

A few minutes after sending him one, the door of his office opens and I find him standing merely a couple of feet away from my desk. His eyes are on my face, searching as they usually do.

“Is everything alright?” I ask right away.

“Yeah, yeah,” he says quickly. “I was waiting for that invitation, so thank you for sending it over.”

I arch a brow. “You didn’t mention anything. What if I’d looked at it and thought it wasn’t worth your time?”

Sebastian gives a careless shrug, his eyes glinting with mischief. “Then I probably wouldn’t have gone.”

I have to hold back a barking laugh. I’ve gotten to know him a lot better since my return, and honestly? I think he’s the most easygoing person in the world. I’ve never met anyone like him.

“Are you feeling alright?” he asks. “Remember, you can always head on home if you’re not feeling alright.”

He tells me this every single day without fail, and I appreciate him so much for it. But I couldn’t dream of taking advantage of him in such a way. I messed up when I abandoned my post here without giving word of my whereabouts, and he was nice enough to take me back.

I say to him, “Thank you, but I’m doing great.”

Sebastian nods slowly, then this look enters his eyes. “Have you spoken to Katie recently?”

My heart tightens when he mentions her name. God, I have to pay her a visit. The last time I saw her was at the dinner she hosted, when she told me her cancer’s back.

I wonder if Sebastian knows, but for some reason, I don’t think so.

“No, I admit. “Why? Is everything alright with her?”

“She’s been strange, he remarks, moving closer to my desk and folding his arms. “Every time I see her, I have this feeling like something’s bothering her.”

This confirms my suspicions-he doesn’t know. It breaks my heart that she hasn’t found it in herself to tell the people she loves about this. No, I have to visit her. It’s been decided.

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4:00 pm P PU

Chapter 50

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I’ll do it this weekend. Someone has to check on her. Plus, she’s done so much for me. It would be absolutely horrible of me not to support her in any way I can. I love Katie.

“Katie’s always been very self-assured,” I remind him. “When she’s ready, she’ll say what it is.”

Sebastian’s eyes meet mine, and for a fraction of a second, I worry that he’ll see the truth written all over my face. But then he sighs and nods. “You’re right. We’re all just overreacting. You’re right.”

When lunchtime rolls around, I leave the office building to meet with Esmeralda downstairs. Yesterday, she and I agreed to have lunch and catch up. I meet her in her car, and the first thing I notice is that there’s something off about her.

“What’s going on?” I ask right away.

Tears fill her eyes and I feel a twinge of concern deep in my chest. I’ve known Esmeralda for a long time and she’s rarely sad. The only time I ever saw her devastated was when her mother died our second year of college.

Esmeralda sighs as she pulls out of the parking space. I don’t take my eyes off her face for a second. “It’s Armand.”

Did he die? “What happened to him?”

“We’re taking a break,” she explains when we stop at a red light. “Things between us…kind of went downhill this weekend.”

I’m stunned to hear this and I definitely want to know what the hell is going on, but I’ll wait until we reach the restaurant so she can focus on the road. It only takes us ten minutes to arrive and be seated. We order our drinks and she starts talking:

“I met his family the other day at the mall. It was so fucking embarrassing, Nicole. I felt like the cheapest person in the world.”

“You were with him?”

She nods. “He introduced me as his personal assistant. I could see it in his wife’s eyes that she didn’t buy what he said at all. And after they left, he turned to me like nothing, and I just…I know this sounds weird, because of course I knew he was married and had a family when we got together, but seeing them was something else.”

Tears are trailing down her cheeks. I place my hand over hers and for the longest time, I don’t say anything at all. I’m pretty speechless, and the worst part is that I know she needs comforting words right now. I just don’t know what I can say to her.

I’m afraid of saying the wrong thing. I’ve always been against this from the start. Bitterly, I’m reminded of my own relationship with Roman and how I stayed with him even after I found out that he was engaged. I bought his story of leaving her, and look where I ended up.

I’m afraid something similar will happen to her. I can’t stand Armand.

“At this point,” she begins as she sips her white wine, “the only thing I’m looking forward to is our trip. You’re still coming, right

“Of course, I am,” I assure her. “Look, I know you’re sad, but I think you made the right decision, okay? You should really take some time to think about all this.”

Esmeralda nods solemnly. “I’ll definitely think about this. Armand…he’s so inconsequential sometimes, you know? He doesn’t take anything seriously and I don’t know if that’s what I want for me.”

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