Perfect Bastard (by Mary D. Sant) novel Chapter 79

PART 2 – Chapter 79: Happily Ever

After?

ETHAN

One Month Later

What the fuck? What the hell was she doing with that asshole? My

blood boiled, and anger bubbled inside me. Was she smiling? I

watched the two of them walk into the building.”

I unbuckled my seatbelt and got out of the car, feeling jealousy

consume me. She had to be kidding: I’d already lost count of how

many times we’d argued about this over the past month. How could

she think I’d be okay with her still living next door to him?

Was this what she did while I was working in London? Hanging out

with her fucking ex? I crossed the street and entered the building.

Shit. This couldn’t be happening again.

I took the elevator, and when the doors opened, she was still

unlocking her apartment door. The asshole was no longer in sight.

Judging by her clothes, she must have been coming back from the

gym, and it looked like she hadn’t come back alone. I took a deep

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breath, trying to keep my cool.

I approached her without her noticing, my eyes landing on her ass. A

week in London and I was already dying to have her again.

No. None of that. Focus on the anger.

I cleared my throat, getting her attention just as she unlocked the

door. She turned, and a smile appeared on her face. Beautiful.

Beautiful and deceitful.

“You’re back early?” she asked, frowning slightly but still smiling.

As she got closer, she wrapped her arms around my neck and pressed

her body against mine. I stayed still.

“I missed you,” she smiled, trying to kiss me, but I stopped her,

removing her arms.

I kept a serious expression and an austere posture, even though every

part of me wanted nothing more than to take her inside and rip her

clothes off.

Her eyes narrowed as she realized my cold demeanor.

“Is everything okay?” she asked.

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“I don’t know. Is it?”

“I’m not following.”

“No? I thought you might explain, since I just got back from my trip

and found you coming home with your ex.”

She sighed, crossing her arms over her chest in an instant. Her

expression made it clear that her mood had shifted. She was irritated.

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“Are you serious? You spend a week away, and the first thing you

want to do when you get back is argue?”

“Actually, I had other plans, but I scrapped them as soon as I saw you

walking in with your asshole ex.”

She shook her head.

“No. Nope. Not right now,” she said, turning her back to me and

walking into her apartment.

Was that it? Was she just going to walk away? I sighed in frustration, feeling my anger surge as I followed her.

“Are you going to give me an explanation, or should I just leave and

assume this is over?” I asked, not even bothering to close the door.

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“No. Just stop it!”

“Then tell me what the hell you were doing with him!”

“He lives next door. Do you really think I’m never going to run into

him in the hallway or on the street?”

“That’s exactly the problem.”

“How many times have we talked about this?”

“Apparently, none of them worked,” I said, then turned to leave.

And just like that, my whole plan went down the drain. No breakfast,

no welcome–home sex, just another day ahead of me. What the fuck.

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ELLIE

What the hell was his problem? How could he not trust me after

everything we’ve been through? If anything, I should be the one who

doesn’t trust him after what he did after our trip to France.

What did he expect me to do? Move out because of Todd? No way. He

needed to trust me and stop acting like a jealous lunatic.

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I had only run into Todd by chance after leaving the gym, and since I

hadn’t driven, I couldn’t exactly refuse to walk home with him,

considering we lived in the same direction.

But Ethan acted like he’d caught him in my bed. He seriously needed

some therapy.

The worst part was that today was Friday, which meant having to

meet up with our friends.

Anna had also been at the University all day, so she hadn’t witnessed

my awful mood at work. But as usual, she noticed it five minutes after

sitting next to me at the bar.

“Are you going to tell me what happened? I thought you’d be all

smiles with Ethan back, but judging by your face, something’s up,”

she said, while Will chatted with Bennett at the table.

Zoe hadn’t arrived yet. Jack and Zara weren’t coming because Sophia

was sick.

I sighed and took a sip of wine. I was irritated and frustrated.

“I’m not in the mood to talk about it.”

Just thinking about it was annoying enough.

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“I’m still your best friend, and I need to know, so give me the

summary.”

I exhaled forcefully.

“Ethan freaked out when he saw me coming home with Todd this

morning.”

“Why were you with him?” she narrowed her eyes.

“I just ran into him by chance.”

“Hm. I guess that happens a lot since he lives next door. But I thought

you and Ethan had worked that out.”

“I’m not going to move out just because he’s jealous.”

“Okay. Here’s the thing… First, you know this can’t be easy for him.

Or have you forgotten about his ex–fiancée? So, try to put yourself in

his shoes.”

“Are you seriously telling me I should move just because my ex lives

next door?”

“I’m saying it might be harder for Ethan than we realize. And I know you don’t want to hurt him. Maybe giving in this time would be the

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healthiest choice for your relationship.”

“Or maybe he’s just being his usual jealous, crazy self.”

Speak of the devil. Ethan walked into the bar, heading straight for us

as soon as he saw us.

“Just think about what I said,” she whispered before turning her

attention back to her husband.

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I didn’t take my eyes off Ethan as he approached. He must have come

straight from work, dressed in a black suit.

His hair was slightly messy, with those damn rebellious strands

falling over his forehead, making me want to run my hands through

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I had noticed earlier that his beard was a bit longer than usual, and

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all I could think about was how badly I wanted to feel it rubbing

between my thighs.

The thought made me squeeze my thighs together under the table. I

missed him so much, and as always, he looked so damn hot. Shit.