Stanton Box Set
He rolls his lips as he thinks. “You have sacrificed enough for me over the years, presh … it’s my turn.”
I smile sadly. “I don’t want you to ever sacrifice to be with me, Joshua.”
He smiles and kisses my foot again. His eyes hold mine.
“I will move to LA,” I blurt out.
He frowns.
“But … I want Mum and the girls to have unlimited plane tickets to visit me.”
He frowns. “Tash, you love Sydney.”
I smile. “No Josh. I love you and if that means moving to the moon to be with you, then so be it.” I shovel a large spoon of ice cream into my mouth.
He swallows and turns back to the television, seemingly deep in thought.
“Why do you want to move to LA?” he asks.
“Because you have been miserable since you decided to move here and I want you to be happy.”
He narrows his eyes and turns back to the television and scratches his head in frustration.
“We will move to LA on one condition.” His eyes bore into mine.
“What’s the condition?” I frown.
“I want you to sleep with someone else.”
Chapter 28
I sit up in a rush. “What the hell are you talking about?” I snap.
“I want you to sleep with someone else.”
I screw up my face. “Have you gone mad?”
“I know you want to.”
I shake my head in disgust. “No I don’t, that’s ridiculous.”
“I read it in your diary.”
My mouth drops open in shock. Dear god, what have I written? “Those diaries are private, Joshua.”
“But in black and white, nonetheless.” His eyes dare me to deny it.
“I don’t want to sleep with someone else. That’s ridiculous. How could you think such a thing?”
“Why would you write something like that if you didn’t mean it?”
I shake my head in disgust and get up in a rush. “I was venting. I don’t even remember writing that. You don’t take it literally.” I’m outraged, how dare he use this against me.
“I do,” he snaps.
“Oh right, so we are going to break up … is this your pathetic excuse to cause trouble with us again? Haven’t we had enough shit!” I scream as frustration pumps through my veins.
“No, quite the opposite. I am going to leave you for a week and you are going to,” he shakes his head at his inability to say it out loud, “do it.” He closes his eyes as if in pain. “And then we will leave for LA and start our life together. With no regrets.”