From Ex-wife To Heiress

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Shawn

“Laura, I didn’t mean to—“

“You didn’t do anything, Shawn,” she said. “I feel sick. I’ll be heading home now.”

“I’ll drop you off,” I said, my weary gaze searching her face.

“You don’t have to—“

“I insist.”

***

I leaned over and opened the door for Laura. “You’re home.”

“Thanks,” she said and swiftly came out of the car.

“Laura,” I called out, slowly.

“Yes.”

“I’m sorry,” I said.

“I have no idea what you are apologizing for.” She smiled ruefully when she said it.

I stiffened. “About earl—“

“Do you want to come in to say hi to Lena and Luke?”

I bit my lips. “Yes, sure—”

My phone buzzed, interrupting us. I glanced at it. It was a message from Erica Peters: Hey, love. I’m coming over.

“Em… maybe another time, Laurie. Something came up,” I said, frowning.

She nodded. “Of course.”

“Say hi to Lena and Luke on my behalf,” I said, starting the car’s engine.

“I will. Bye,” she said.

“Bye,”I said and drove off.

I arrived home and saw Erica standing at the front porch of my house.

“What are you doing here?” I questioned, as I approached her.

“I see you added a new tattoo to your neck and chest,” she squinted her eyes. “What’s that? Laura? Love… Lena and Luke and then a rose flower. This reminds me of when you tattooed my name on your chest.”

“Stop it,” I growled, grabbing her arm. “We are done.”

She stretched her hand and touched my necklace which had a cross pendant. “This is beautiful and so is your chest,” she said, touching my chest. Her hand began to slowly slide down my abs. I was used to exposing my neck, chest and some abs, even when wearing a suit.

I caught hold of her hand when it tried to go lower. “Stop it,” my husky voice said.

She chuckled and bit her lips. “I miss us.”

“There is no us, Erica. You left me for another guy,” I snapped.

“And I’m back,” she said with a smile.

Erica had long curly blonde hair with gray eyes. I used to think she was the most beautiful girl in the world until I met Laura. She was strikingly beautiful with long jet-black hair and hazel eyes.

“Did you forget what you said to me when I pleaded with you to come back to me? You said you couldn’t go back to your vomit and you do not read your book backwards. So what the hell are you doing here?”

She placed her hands around my neck. “I missed you, Shawn. I regret ever leaving you for Aaron. He abused me and I almost died. Actually, he had blackmailed me into getting together with him. He had a fake videotape of me stealing from my boss. I was so scared, Shawn. I didn’t want to lose my job.”

I walked past her and opened the door. Then I got in. She followed behind me and shut the door.

“Listen, I don’t need your explanation. I have work to do.”