Austin Wilde used Eliza Donoghue for his amusement and when a phone call happened he left her shattered and alone. He discovers a few things along the way to fatherhood that's going to leave him ruined.
Cover by @Queenpuff
Opening the door to the condo I walk through it and lock the door. I make my way down the hall that's lined with photos of Casey during photo shoots and a few of me wearing suits when I've won a case.
There should be heaps more, but Casey takes all the spots for her photoshoots. It's like she obsessed with herself and needs everyone to see all the things she did in her life and the places she's also visited.
She's asked me to come with her to several places, but my work doesn't allow me to take time off. There's always work to in the law firm. No cases as ever the same and stuff show up randomly in our form.
Buzz, buzz.
My phone starts to ring and I pull it out of my pocket. 'Nina' flashes across the screen and I answer it.
Me: Hello, this is Austin?
Nina: What did you do to my husband.
Me: Nothing. What's going on Nina?
Nina: He came home beaten and bruised. He's not saying a word to me and you're the only person that would know what's happened. He saw you not long ago.
Me: I didn't do anything, Nina. I just threatened him because he wouldn't get it through his head that I'm done with him.
Nina: You two used to be friends. What happened?
Me: You're husband keeps interfering in my business. He needs to back off from what happened between Eliza and me. He's been sticking his nose into everything I've done and I'm starting to get sick of it. He knows I'm back with Casey and now he still needs to know more.
Nina: I'm sorry he's doing that to you. I'll have a word with him.
Me: Thanks, Nina.
Nina: You're welcome. I'll talk to you next week.
Me: Sure, bye.
Hanging up I place the phone back into my pocket and make it to my bedroom. When I open the door Casey is on the bed in her birthday. I look at her disgust and say. "Get out of my room. We'll talk in the morning."
"No, " she stands up and moves towards me. "I'm not going anywhere, Austin. Since you've gotten back you've ignored me and haven't been the same. I need you now Austin."
Grabbing her arms I look her in the eyes. "Casey, this isn't going to happen. Go to your room and we'll talk in the morning. I'm tired and have another long day to deal with tomorrow.
"Fine, " she picks up her satin gown off the floor and wraps it around her before walking out the door and into the master room.
Walking over to the door I lock it, before stripping out of my clothes and climbing into bed. I grab the iPad from the nightstand and unlock it. Getting into the Facebook App I go through it and come across some comments on photos of Eliza and me.
A smile spreads across my face as I look at the picture of Eliza wrapped in my arms as we are sitting close to the lake. (The one where Casey's sister drowned.) She's wearing a red dress that ties at the back, revealing most of her back.
Mischa Coleman: You both look happy in this picture and I couldn't be any happier for you. Finding each other at the same time. I'm glad you had fun at the Reunion.
Ronnie Abercrombie: It's an adorable photo. Too bad it's not with your fiance? She deserves much better then you cheating on her.
Cole Richardson: Ronnie Abercrombie: Are you serious? Austin has a fiance and he's with Eliza instead of the fiance?
Ronnie Abercrombie: Cole Richardson That's right. This is what Casey looks like.
Under that is a picture of Casey.
Ronnie Abercrombie: Cole Richardson She's a model and a pretty damn good one. I can't believe he's downgrade with a woman.
Fuck, I forgot to delete him from my social media page and now he's trying to ruin Eliza on social media. I hope she doesn't come across this.
But then again Eliza didn't add me as a friend while we were together, which is a relief. There's a chance that she could still come across it when he with her friends and family.
Cole Richardson: Ronnie Abercrombie Casey is HOT. And you're right. Why would Austin downgrade to the townie? She's nothing but a waste of space. I don't why he was with her in high school when there were other HOT GIRLS he could have been with.
Ronnie Abercrombie: Cole Richardson You're right about that.
These guys are assholes. I hope they haven't stalked her Facebook profile and added shit to it. Eliza doesn't deserve people to write mean stuff about them. They don't know anything about Eliza and they want to blame her for everything.
Austin Wilde: Ronnie Abercrombie Cole Richardson You two don't know what you're talking about. Leave Eliza out of this.
Then I go through my friend's list and delete them from it. Including their comments.
I hope the friends that Eliza and I have in common didn't have a chance to read the comments on the photos.
On the search bar on Facebook, I look for Eliza's profile and when I don't find it I realize that she deleted her account. All the photos of us are gone and I won't be able to see anything she writes on it again.
This is all my fault. That she had to delete the one thing she used to enjoy being on. She used to have heaps of photos of herself and friends on it and she looked happy with the people that are a part of her life.
Closing Facebook I walk to the bathroom and strip out of my clothes. I turn the shower on and step inside once the temperature is to my liking. The waterfalls all over me and I moan at the feel of the water as it soaks my skin. Stepping out from under the shower I use a cloth and wash my body with musk body wash. Then I wash my hair.
When I finish with the shower I turn the tap off and step out. I grab the towel that's hanging on the rack and start to dry my body off. Wrapping the towel around my body I walk out of the bathroom and go through the drawer until I find a clean pair of boxers. I put the boxers on and then climb into bed.
Buzz, buzz.
My phone vibrates on the nightstand and I reach over to pick it up. I see 'Clara' flash across the screen. Answering the phone I say. "Hello, this is Austin."
Clara: Hey, Austin. It'sClara. The partners fast-tracked the drug tests and unfortunately, you haven't passed.
Me: How the fuck can't I pass it when I don't take drugs.
Clara: I don't know, Austin. You'll have a meeting with the partners in 6 weeks. They're busy right now and won't have any time until then.
Me: What does that mean for me?
Clara: You're suspended until further notice and the case you're working on needs to be handed over to Lucille. She's taking over everything you've done.
Fucking Casey. She's done exactly what she wanted.
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