His words made it clear: he thought he could flirt with Thea because he assumed I was so attached to him, so sure I couldn’t live without him. It was time I made my feelings clear.
“Alvin, what you call a small mistake is something I can’t tolerate. After all these years, you should know I don’t tolerate nonsense,” I said, stepping aside to put some distance between us.
“My love doesn’t need to be dramatic, but I won’t stand for my man being ambiguous with anyone-no matter how small the hint. If I want him, I want all of him, not just a piece,” I added, ncing at him to see his reaction.
As I turned, my eyes briefly met Josh’s, who was standing a few steps away. It seemed he had overheard everything.
I quickly looked away and turned back to Alvin. He was watching me with an expression of annoyance, as if I were being unreasonable. “Zoe, you should know by now that loyalty is a thing of the past. Don’t live in some fantasy about love.”
It was true-temptation was everywhere. The days when life was slower and people loved only one person were long gone.
I smiled faintly. “If that’s the case, then I don’t want it. I won’t settle.”
Alvin didn’t respond, so I stared at him. “Alvin, today I want this to be thest time we talk about us.
“We’ve broken up, so it’s time for us to go our separate ways. You should be the kind of man who knows how to move on.”
Alvin sneered. “Fine, go your own way. I’ll be curious to see what kind of man you, Zoe, end up with.” With that, he turned and walked away in a huff.
Watching him storm off, I suddenly realized how childish he looked-almost like a petnt child. If he wasn’t so immature, he wouldn’t being after me even after we’d broken up.
When Myra came back with the medicine, she quietly asked, “You and Mr. Dolton had another falling out? He looked so angry, like he was about to explode.”
She always knew how to make light of things. I took the medicine from her, tearing open the package as I replied, “How does a pig blow up? Want to give it a try and show me?”
“Zoe…” Myra gave me a yful punch. “Did Mr. Doltone to ask you to get back together? Maybe you should give him another chance. He still loves you, or else why would he keep trying?”
Before I could answer, Josh suddenly interrupted, stepping in between us. He reached out, took the medicine from my hand, and started opening it.
“Myra, I’m out of markers. Can you get me two-one ck, one red?” Josh said, not even looking up as he worked on the medicine.
“Okay, I’ll go right now.” Myra, ever the professional when it came to him, hurried off without hesitation.
Once she was gone, Josh finished prepping the medicine but didn’t hand it to me immediately. Instead, he sprayed a little to the side and then turned to me. “Open your mouth.”
“No need, I can do it myself.” I knew exactly what he was up to, so I refused and reached for it.
But Josh simply raised his arm, blocking me. No matter how much I reached for it, I couldn’t get it. I felt like a little woman, defeated by Josh standing in front of me.
“Can you see the sores in your mouth?” he asked.
I was caught off guard, unsure how to respond. He added, “I’m spraying this to help you heal faster, so it doesn’t affect your work. There’s no need to make this moreplicated, Miss Kemp.”
The way he said it made it sound like if I refused, I’d be making a big deal out of nothing. Sighing, I opened my mouth and let him spray.
The cool, soothing sensation made me shiver slightly, and the next thing I knew, Josh’srge hand was on my shoulder, gently pulling me toward him.
With my head tilted back, I looked up at the sky. The sunlight was a little too bright, and I squinted, letting him hold me as he sprayed medicine onto my mouth.
In that moment, with my eyes closed and the world around me feeling distant, it was as if I were floating…
It also urred to me that while I couldn’t see the sores in my mouth, I could always look in a mirror. But now… it felt like it was toote for anything to change.
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