Page 62 of My Bully's Crush: Vol1
I couldn’t seem too greedy, though; I’ve always paid the part of a doting wife who only cared about his best interest.If his interest so happened to line up with mine once, I steered him in that direction, all the better.So, I calmed my excitement and schooled my features to appear as nonchalant as possible.
“But you always said it was too expensive, that we didn’t need it.”I always knew, though, that he wanted to hold onto this one because of the memories he’d made here with her.So the fact that he was willing to give it up now must mean that he was really ready and willing to give us a chance, and not because of any vice on my part.
“I know what I used to say in the past, but I was wrong.I was wrong for making you stay here, knowing how much you hated it.I’d like it if we could leave all that behind us and start over.Would you like that?”Would I?Are you kidding me?Just when I was beginning to think all was lost, Ryder was finally coming around.The smile on my face rivaled the sun.
“I’d love nothing more.”
“Good, that’s good because I put a bid on the house, and I just got the news that we won.”He pulled some papers from his pocket and a pen.“As long as you agree, we can sign off on it.”
“You mean, you’re going to put my name on the deed?”
“Of course, you’re my wife.From now on, we should do everything together.”
“We can wait until you have a lawyer look this over if you’d like.”I snatched the pen and papers from his hand and started signing beneath where he had already signed.There were quite a few papers, but since this was my first time buying a home, I figured it was normal.
My heart raced in my chest, and my knees shook with sheer excitement at this turn of events.To think that just a few minutes before he came looking for me, I was at my worst, only for things to turn out this way.I’ll never doubt the power that Mom holds again.But most importantly, I can’t wait to rub this all in Mary’s face.
He put the papers away again once I was done, and we got to our feet with my hands still held in his.“When can we move in?”
“Not yet, I’m having the place remodeled just for you, and it’s going to take some time.Right now, I’ve hired someone to take care of upgrading the electricity and stuff like that, but once they’re done, I plan on getting together with your mom to help me decorate it as a surprise for you.”
Why did I become so worried?I should’ve known that Mom was always right.She’d got me to the altar after all, and that was the hardest part of this whole thing.“You should start making plans for a party, kind of a housewarming.Let’s say in another couple of weeks.Things should be done by then.Remember, it’s supposed to be a surprise, so don’t go asking your mom about it.She won’t tell you anything anyway because I’ve sworn her to secrecy.Now I have to get back to work, we start shooting in a month, and I still have a lot of work to do.”
The kiss on my cheek was better than nothing and filled me with as much joy as if we’d shared a passionate kiss.A memory of some tabloid article with him kissing Elena years ago flashed into my head, but I brushed it aside.That’s one of the recurring memories in my head because I’ve always wanted him to kiss me that way, but he never did; he never treated me the way the cameras had always captured him treating her.
I don’t have to care about any of that now; I’d finally won.And once I get everything settled, with the Saunders group on my side, I’ll be sure to make everyone pay for the way I’ve been treated.Starting with Mary and that MengeLiNi person, whoever she is.
I hugged myself with glee and rushed to find my phone to call Dad.Won’t he have egg on his face once he hears?
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*Ryder*
Damn, my acting skills must be better than I thought.I can’t believe that worked.I kept a straight face until I was back on my side of the house and had to hold my hand up for Zak to wait when he came toward me as soon as I cleared the door.“One minute.”
I rushed to the bathroom and threw up violently.I’d been very worried that I’d be found out, that I’d lose this chance and never be given another, but she’d bought it.I was free, well almost.I can’t put into words how I felt.Not even getting off drugs had given me this much elation.I felt alive in a way I haven’t in way too long, and all I could think about now was that I was almost in the clear.Soon, there will be nothing stopping me from taking back my life.
I got cleaned up and headed back into the room where Tyler and Zak were both waiting.I think I saw them clearly for the first time, these two men who I hadn’t known until a short while ago, who had, for whatever reason, come all the way here to help me get through this.For as long as I live, I’ll never be able to repay them for what they’ve done for me.
“Well?Did she sign?”I nodded my head at Tyler and passed him the signed papers that were pretty much my life.I was still coming to terms with the fact that it had been that easy.They told me that it would be, that now was the perfect time to strike, but I didn’t believe it.How could something that I’d stressed over for so long be that easy?It had taken less than ten minutes after all the countless hours I’d spent going out of my mind.But they knew, they always know.
I’m still not sure how they knew that her visit with Mary would have her so frazzled that it would be the catalyst we needed to get her to sign without even reading the documents, just as long as I said my lines right and with just the right amount of feeling.“I need to sit down.”
I also had to put my head between my knees and breathe really hard to offset the nausea that was still riding me pretty hard.My limbs felt a bit weak, and there was a tremble in my hands and knees, a tremble of relief and a release from the tension I’d been under when I had to sit there and look at her with a smile on my face when what I really wanted was to chuck her ass somewhere and be done with it.
“What happens now?”I looked back and forth between the two of them, and it was Tyler who answered.
“Now we file these papers, give it a week or so for everything to be ironclad, then you’re free.”Free, he could have no idea what those words mean to me.I was so grateful to them, but there was someone else or a few others that I needed to give my thanks to, not just them.
“You have to let me meet your nieces; I have to thank them personally for doing all this.”I’ve never been more grateful for fans in my life.Never knew that anyone would go to such lengths to help a worthless piece of shit like me.
Worthless piece of shit; that’s what these two had been taking turns calling me each time they learned something new about the way I’d fucked my life up.“That’s not going to happen.They might agree to meet your girl, though; they’re hardcore fans of hers.If she takes your stupid ass back, you just might get the chance.”
“I thought the deal was that they liked our past relationship.”
“Yeah, but you fucked that up, so guess whose side they’re on.You’re not that dumb; don’t you know anything about little girls?No wonder that one got her hooks into you; you’re not the brightest bulb, are you.”Zak all but sneered at me.
How can someone insult you that smoothly?The way he spoke, you’d think he was giving me high praise.I wasn’t offended, though; in fact, nothing these guys have done has offended me because once I got to know them a little better, I realized that they weren’t that bad.They were, in fact, the kind of men I wished I could be.Now maybe I might still get that chance.