Do You Still Love Me When We Meet Again? (Aubrey and Damon) novel Chapter 129

Chapter129

Aubrey dragged the suitcase into the house, leading Sierra inside.

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In the living room, Damon sat on the mahogany sofa, reading, waiting for her to get off work so they could have dinner together.

Seeing Aubrey with a suitcase and Sierra beside her, Damon seemed to know what was happening.

Aubrey walked over to him, her expression grave, and quietly asked, “Damon, Sierra, she…”

Before she could finish, Damon closed his book and said gently, “It’s your call.”

Aubrey smiled gratefully and turned to Sierra.“Let me show you to your room. You can drop off your luggage.”

Sierra walked in and nodded to Damon. “Thank you, Damon.”

Damon said warmly, “Make yourself at home. If you need anything, just let us know. We’ll help in any way we can.”

“Okay.” Sierra bit her lip, her eyes glistening.

Aubrey led Sierra into the room, helped her with her luggage, and then asked her what had happened.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Sierra quietly said as she breastfed Buddy, “He won’t agree to a divorce. He explained a lot, said he didn’t cheat and has no ulterior motives. He even agreed to let Buddy and me stay in New Haven City, and to hire a caregiver for his mom back in Crestview City,”

“I was willing to give him another chance for Buddy’s sake.” Sierra curled her lips into a bitter smile. “But then Lily Moore called, crying that her daughter was missing. I told him to leave it to the police, that I didn’t want him to go help, and he called me heartless. He went out this morning and hasn’t come back. I’ve had it. I’m leaving him and taking Buddy with me. We can sort out the divorce later.”

Aubrey’s heart sank. She sat next to Sierra, took her hand, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath, feeling awful.

Sierra noticed Aubrey’s hand trembling slightly.“Bree, are you feeling better?” she asked softly.

Aubrey realized Sierra was concerned and pulled her hand away, forcing a smile.“I’m much better now that I’m back with Damon.”

“Your hand’s still shaking.”

“I’m just upset for you. I can’t help feeling angry.”

Sierra forced a weak smile.“I’m okay, really. Some jerks just aren’t worth the tears. Leaving him is a relief for me. It’s different for you. Damon treats you so well. You’d get depressed and sick if you left him.”

Aubrey sighed softly, too upset to speak.

She had Damon now!

So why couldn’t she be happy? Why did she still feel so miserable?

Compared to Sierra, Aubrey was the lucky one, really.

This damned illness had made her emotions numb. She could only remember the bad things; she couldn’t feel

Buddy was asleep.

Sierra carried Buddy as she and Aubrey headed out for dinner.

At the dinner table, Damon didn’t pry into Sierra’s personal affairs, silently supporting Aubrey’s decisions.

Night fell.

Aubrey stayed in Sierra’s room, keeping her company and talking.

Around ten o’clock, an uninvited guest arrived–Ryan Carter.

Damon wheeled himself out to greet him.

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As soon as he came in, Ryan started pouring out his woes to Damon, complaining about the bitterness of marriage, Sierra’s lack of understanding, and his own difficulties.

When he was done, he even tried to take Sierra and Buddy home with him.

Damon didn’t say a word the whole time.

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Ryan rubbed his forehead, looking distressed. “Damon, can you get Sierra to come out? And maybe blk to her for me, tell her to stop with the divorce thing? I’m really exhausted right now.”

Damon had been silent long enough. After listening to Ryan spout a load of upside–down, twisted logic, he said coldly, “I don’t want to interfere in your marital problems, but I need to make something clear. If you’re going to keep going back and forth between your ex–girlfriend and your wife, our friendship ends here.”

“Why?” Ryan asked, shocked and staring at him, completely baffled.

Damon was exceptionally calm.“We don’t share the same values. We can’t work together.”

“So, because I’m friends with Lily, my wife is making a scene, and now you’re making a scene too?” Ryan was so angry his chest rose and fell. He put his hands on his hips, took a deep breath, and demanded, “Lily and I have known each other since we were kids. We even dated for years. Even if there’s no love between us now, there’s still a deep bond of friendship, right? She’s divorced and raising a child with autism. Life is hard for her. I just feel sorry for her and help her out sometimes. What’s wrong with that? If you were in my shoes, what would you do?”

Damon’s eyes darkened. “You’re not in my shoes, and I can’t make decisions for you. But I can tell you this: Skylar and I were also childhood friends. The moment I realized she was hostile towards Bree, I blocked her and haven’t contacted her since.”

Ryan was silent.

“When I blocked Skylar Evans, Bree and I weren’t even back together. Later, after I’d given up on Bree and was planning to marry just anyone, Bree showed up again. I wouldn’t mess with her while engaged to someone else, and when I decided I wanted to be with her, I broke off the engagement immediately and cut ties completely before pursuing her.”

Ryan took a breath, listening intently.

Damon continued, “I’ve never doubted my feelings for Bree, but some things, no matter how much you deny them, she needs to see that they’re truly gone. So, I show my commitment through my actions, respect her feelings, and don’t allow anyone or anything to come between us.”

Ryan started, “But Lily, she’s really pitiful, she’s so…”

Damon cut him off, “There are plenty of pitiful people out there. Why don’t you spread your compassion around? Like some kind of saint, giving a little love to everyone?”

“Well…” Ryan was rendered speechless by Damon’s retort.

Damon pressed, “Do you love Sierra?”

Ryan exclaimed, his voice rising,“Of course, I love her!”

Damon shook his head, his tone certain, “No, you don’t.”

Ryan’s face darkened with anger, and he stood up abruptly, hands on his hips.“She’s my wife, the mother of my son. I married her because I love her. Don’t be so quick to judge.”

Damon scoffed.“When you truly love someone, aren’t you terrified of them leaving you? Your wife is talking about divorce, and you think she’s just throwing a tantrum? Seems to me you’re not the least bit afraid of her walking out, so you keep pushing her buttons, completely disregarding her feelings, and continuing to hang out with your ex under the guise of being ‘just friends.‘ You have zero sense of urgency. At the end of the day, it’s because you don’t love her.”

“Damon, who are you to question my love for my wife?”

“I question it because you refuse to cut ties with your ex.”

“We’re just friends.” Ryan was getting angrier by the second, his voice rising. “She’s not going to interfere in my marriage. If Sierra can’t even tolerate a platonic friendship, isn’t she just being small–minded?”

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