apter 0124
NICK
His men quickly gathered but he waved them off as he stood “<b>That </b>was uncalled for.” He said spitting blood on <b>the </b>ground, I hated the man, I hated what he stood for and that he was getting everything that belonged to me. You deserve that and more. What the hell are you doing here?” he nodded.
“Don’t make hitting ine a habit,<b>I </b>might just <b>retaliate</b><b>.</b>” Hefaised an eyebrow looking at me. I didn’t know if he was trying to <b>warn </b>me or taunt me. “<b>What </b>the fuck are you doing here Marcus?” he shoved his hands back in his pockets.
“I want to see Luke. I know he is here. Tell <b>him </b>toe out and see me if you don’t want me going into your house.” What the hell could he want from Luke. Well, he <b>was </b>going to be his father–inw. I guess they did have <b>something </b>to talk about.
I turned to one of his men. “Call your boss.” He nodded golig inside. “So, <b>how </b>is life in the Jones <b>family</b>?” the bastard. We just saw him <b>a </b>couple of hours ago and he was asking as If we have not seen each other for years <b>and </b>we were not friends, why the hell would he ask that. I red
“What? I am just making small talk, nothing wrong with that.” I continued to re at him not saying anything There was nothing to say to the man. “I am going to get her back, you know that, right?” heughed. “Oh, Nick. If Olivia was going to get back together with you, she would have done so during the past fourteen months she’s been out.”
He shrugged. “It didn’t happen then and now that she is wearing my ring. I don’t think it’s ever going to happen. I suggest you forget about that, she is noting back to you because I will not give her a reason to <b>even </b>think about you.” I wished I could punch the smugness off him.
“Mr ck says youe inside if you want to <b>see </b>him.” fuck! He was drunk and stupid and now he didn’t want his men to see him like that, which made me wonder. Has he never gotten drunk in front of his men before? “You heard the man, so, are you going to let me in or are we going to keep standing here measuring dicks.”
The fucking bastard! I turned and walked to the door. He followed behind and I led him to where we were sitting. When we appeared Luke and Ethanughed. I was not sure what they wereughing at and I was not interested.
“No man no! this is being cruel. We are drinking here trying to forget everything and you appear here like nothing happen. Come on man!” said Ethan between hisugh and it dawned on <b>me </b>that they wereughing at me. I must have looked very angry and annoyed.
“The lucky bastard who gets to be with my daughter. <b>What </b>are you doing here boy?” asked Luke. “I need your help. Olivia is moving into the new house tomorrow and I promised that I would get everything ready. But now there are things I can’t get and I need you to help me with them.”
The mocking face <b>was </b>gone in seconds from Luke as he stood. “Whatever my daughter needs.” The bloody traitor, I did say that he would jump if Olivia were to call on him. “Tam going too,” Marcus frowned when Ethan said that. “Then I will <b>not </b>stay here alone, aming too.” I bought that house, and I knew my wife’s taste.
I would be more help than all of thembined and besides. That was the house I got for her and will soon be our home when we got back together. I wanted a mixture of me and her in it. Marcus furrowed his eyebrows.
“You just punched me and now you want to help with the decorations, are you serious?” I finished the drink in my ss. “Yes<b>, </b><b>I </b>am serious. You are the one who came into my house after taking my wife, you deserved that punch, and I am not doing this for you but for my wife.”
“You have got to stop calling her that <b>man</b>. It’s offensive.” I smirked as I led the way to the door. They followed behind and we got into the cars and drove off with our men. I swear those who saw us might have thought that it
was the president passing with that convoy.
If those who knew <b>us </b>saw us might think we were good friends, yet, the reality was far from It, we were frenemies bonding over our love for Olivia. I wished she knew the lengths we would all go to please her, be in her life.
We gathered all that we needed, from couches<b>, </b>kitchen appliances paintings with Luke getting art studios opened for us in the middle of the night so we could get what we needed. We got back to the house around two in the morning.
I got out of the car and admired it, it was exactly <b>what </b>I wanted; I should thank Owen for getting everything together so well for her to get this house. It was perfect fors. I envisioned our little family living in there.
Me out in the porch teaching Samuel ser and basketball The barbeques we would have on school holidays with our friends and family. I saw us happy in there. “Are youing in or you going to stand there all night?” the cheeky bastard asked going into the house holding one of the <b>paintings</b>.
I walked inside and our imen were already being bossed around by the interior decorator which Marcus called to help promising her to triple her fees. The littledy was incre <b>than </b>happy to wake up her people anding with us to help.
She helped with choosing the furniture as well. But I told her what Olivia liked and what I liked. Marcus also gave his opinion. But what we got was mostly my taste and <b>Olivia’s</b>. “I am going to fix Samuel’s <b>room</b>.”
“No, I know Samuel better than you do. I will help with his room.” Ethan said pushing me aside. I hated that he knew him more than I did. I just followed behind. “Hey, hold up, that is my stepson you are talking about. I <b>should </b>be the one to decorate his room.”
“Back the fuck off!” Ethan and I both said at the same time making Marcus stop in <b>his </b>tracks.