Page 264 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 3
"No. I'm here with someone."
"Oh."
"What about you?" I didn't really want to know the answer. But at the same time I did.
"Yeah." He looked over his shoulder. "My girlfriend just went to the restroom."
Girlfriend?"That's great. I'm happy for you." I wasn't happy for him. Is that why he had come over here? To tell me he was dating someone else? My chest was starting to hurt. This dress was too tight. It was growing hard to breathe. I wanted to walk away but my feet seemed stuck in place. There were so many things I still wanted to say to him.
He gave me a small smile. "I still miss you. I think I always will."
"Don't, Patrick."Why is he doing this to me?
"I'm just telling you the truth."
"I didn't realize you were capable of telling the truth."
"Bee..."
"You don't get to say that you miss me, Patrick. That's not fair. You're the one that messed this up. You don't get to miss me now. Not when you didn't like being with me when we were together."
He stared at me. "You know that's not true. I loved you. You know that."
Loved.Past tense. "You should probably get back to your girlfriend. Or are you just talking to me because you're hoping you can cheat on her too?"
Patrick laughed. "I just wanted to see how you were doing."
"I'm good. No, I'm great. I've never been happier." I was having trouble holding back my tears now. I blinked faster.
"I'm glad that you're happy."
"Are you?"
"Of course I am. I still care about you."
Fuck you!"If you cared about me, you wouldn't have betrayed me."
"I didn't betray you. I made a mistake."
"A mistake is something you make once, Patrick. It's not something you make dozens of times."
"I told you I was sorry. I don't understand why you won't forgive me."
"Because I loved you. Your betrayal hurt so much because I loved you so much."
"I know. But I'm not doing that anymore. I just don't understand why you wouldn't give me a second chance."
"Because it was more than one time. You had a million chances to tell me the truth. We were engaged, Patrick. If I hadn't found out, you would still be doing it. And we'd be married."
"That's not..." He sighed. "I would have stopped. I have stopped."
"That's great. I'm happy for you and your new girlfriend. Hopefully that'll work out better for you."
He ran his hand through his hair. "We're not even serious. It's not like she's you."
"Well, sorry." I hated him. I hated him for saying he missed me and pretending he cared about how I was doing.
"I miss you," he said again. "I miss what we had."
