Page 111 of The Betrayal

He shakes his hand by his side and walks into the waiting elevator.

Kaleb pokes his head round the door, my hand is still pressed to my jaw.

Fuck that aches.

“Hit you?”

“The fucking guy has iron fists,” I scoff, shaking my head and Kaleb steps into my office.

“What did you do now?”

“Not a lot... just told him to stop preaching. Wants me to leave Ari.”

“I mean, he does have some right.”

“Does he?” I turn to face Kaleb, resting on the desk. Jaw still throbbing. Didn't like that one bit.

“Yeah, you got drunk.”

“We planned it before for fuck’s sake, does no one listen,” I scrub my face.

“Look, I’ll always have your back and be by your side, but sometimes you do cross the line.”

“We've all crossed the fucking line when it comes to our love lives, the only one who hasn't is Nate,” I throw my arm up towards where Nate is sitting and he looks up at me, pure confusion on his face.

“Yeah, but Nate is...”

“Nate?” I groan out.

Silence fills the room for a moment.

“I deserve love too; I deserve to marry whom I want and when I want even if it is my best friend’s daughter.”

“Code and line my man...”

“Like I said, you've both crossed the line too. Maybe I need to get Xavier's take on all of this because you two are so fucking blindsided.”

He sighs, hands in his pockets.

“Can you just leave? You out of everyone knows everything and you're still not taking my side so just please, fuck off.”

He drops his head for a moment, shaking it from side to side.

“The sad thing is Keaton, I always take your side. That's the problem,” and before I can even ask what the fuck he means, he is out of my office.

Well, fuck him, fuck Titus, fuck them all.

Haven't got time for this bullshit today.

Dicks.

CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE

ARIZONA

14 Weeks

Size of Babies: a Kiwi

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