“Sometimes.”
“I know he’s angry.”
“When we had our first big conversation about it, he looked so distraught. His hair was messed up and he hadn’t shaved. And we started to talk…”
“And how did it end?”
“In his bed.”
“What? You didn’t?”
“I did.”
“Bella! What about Max?”
“We broke up.”
“But he was stable and reliable, and you two did a lot of things.”
“And that’s how I learned he was an asshole. Wanted to me to quit work and put the twins in boarding school.”
“What a selfish bastard!”
“Yeah, tell me about it. I want a family man.”
“And you think Harvey can fill those shoes? He’s the farthest thing from a family man there is.”
“He’d be different with his own children. And I literally can’t stay away from the man. You know how much I love him. I tried to resist but I couldn’t.”
“So where do you stand with him?”
“I’m in limbo.”
“I know he’s beyond successful and a billionaire…”
“That has nothing to do with it, and you know it!”
“He’s hot, good in the sack, and charming. And don’t tell me those have nothing to do with it either.”
“We have this explosive chemistry we both can’t deny. And we also have this deep bond. We connected on a deep level. It was like his soul touched mine.”
“Oh, come on! This isn’t a Nicholas Sparks novel.”
“I love him.”
“And what does that love get you. Nothing. Because I don’t see a big, fat engagement ring on your finger.”
“It’s complicated.”
“Complicated doesn’t even begin to describe it.”
“He wants to be in the kids’ lives.”
“So you and him are going to be one happy family?”
“Well, I don’t know if I’m in that particular equation. But yes, that’s what I would love.”
“You just got your life straightened out. Don’t let him come in and ruin it in one swoop.”