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“Clear your mind.”
i do what i want
“Or maybe he thinks he still has a chance with you,” he snorts, waggling his eyebrows at me in the mirror. I scowl back at him which only makes him laugh harder.
he does.
“You know I’m kidding, Maddycakes.”
ew
The moment Derek steps closer, my fluffy boy lets out a low, deliberate hiss.
good boy cheshire
It’s clearly stated in the contract we signed back in February. She says she was told to change the booking, though she can’t remember by whom. My entire week has been a mess of mix-ups like this.
fucking alyssa
“Do you know what you’re wearing to dinner with the partners tomorrow night? You were kind of underdressed the last time, compared to the other wives.”
you’re about to be under. 6 feet under.
“Reschedule it.” He straightens in his chair, paying full attention to me for the first time tonight. Possibly for the first time in weeks.
i’m gonna reschedule your face
“This is my career we’re talking about,” he says through gritted teeth. “It’s important.”
hoe this is her career too?
“Come on, Madelyn. Career?” he scoffs, pushing back from the table and stalking to the fridge. He grabs a light beer from it and twists the top off. “You’re a glorified party planner.”
HELLO???
but we may as well do it now. I think you should resign after New Year’s.”
excuse me?
“You’re so stressed out all the time,” he continues, his voice adopting that patronizing, reasonable tone that makes my teeth grind. “We never see each other. And with the wedding coming up, I think it’s better this way. I make enough to support both of us. And besides, you’ll have to quit once we have kids anyway.”
girl fuck them kids and fuck you too
“How are you going to juggle work and being a mom, Madelyn? You’re barely juggling work as it is.”
WHAT IS WRONH WITH YOU
know that’s what we discussed,” he says, waving a hand as if brushing away my words. “But things change. The reality is my career will be too demanding and time-consuming. There’s a reason my mother didn’t work.”
bitch i’m not your mother???
I meet his gaze and hold it. “I am nothing like your mother, Derek.” He shrugs, as if it’s an unfortunate truth. “Well, maybe you should try to be.”
are we deadass rn??? freud is rolling in his grave
“I’ve just had the most wonderful idea.” Chanda shuffles toward us, a suit balanced on each arm. “Maddy, you should try on the dresses in Annika’s place.”
chanda is so smart. she’s def playing matchmaker
Same size and height? I have at least four inches and a solid twenty pounds on Annika.
semantics
“Closer,” Chanda repeats. “I want to see you side by side. Shoulder to shoulder.”
okay i literally love chanda
But I’m not fine. The pain in my lower abdomen has sharpened into something unbearable,
you got appendicitis?
“I’ll need to do an ultrasound to confirm, but I suspect you have acute appendicitis.”
told you
“The procedure began just under an hour ago.”
it only takes like an hour
