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Love Me Now or Lose Me Forever Chapter 30
Zeke looked at Nikki's face, flushed with anger. He saw that familiar, defensive fury in her eyes. He suddenly felt exhausted, too tired to even explain himself."I wasn't following you." He stood, his voice weary, like he'd walked a thousand miles. "I just happened to be passing by. I saw you standing outside the store, him handing you the umbrella, you standing there watching him get on the bus."Nikki's expression shifted, uncertain. She bit her lip, seeming to scramble for an explanation. Finally she said, "So what? It was raining, I didn't have an umbrella, he lent me his. You're going to make an issue out of that too?""Lent you?" Zeke repeated the word, and let out a short laugh. It was faint, bitter. "So he runs off through the pouring rain, and you stand there watching him leave, and that's what you call 'lending'?""Zeke!" Nikki's voice climbed even higher. "Can you not be so paranoid about everything? What's wrong with coworkers helping each other out? What's wrong wit
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Zeke watched the whole thing play out clearly from inside the car.The wipers kept sweeping back and forth, left, then right, working hard to clear the rain off the windshield, but the water kept coming, no sooner wiped away than it covered the glass again.Just like his mood right now.He wanted to get out, wanted to walk over, wanted to ask Nikki why. Why she could accept an umbrella from Tyler, why she could stand there and watch him leave like that, why she could show another man an expression like that.But in the end, he didn't.He just sat in the car, gripping the wheel, his knuckles going faintly white with the pressure. He watched Nikki hold that blue umbrella, walk to the parking lot, find her electric scooter, unlock it, get on, and disappear into the rainy night.Only then did he start the car, turn around, and head for home.The rain kept falling harder, drumming against the roof in a dense patter. The neon signs along the street blurred in the rain, smearing into h
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"Can't, I've got work tomorrow." Zeke put on his jacket.Arthur pulled a long, black-handled umbrella from the stand by the entryway and held it out. "Take this, don't get caught in it. Did Nikki bring an umbrella? Should we send one over for her?"Zeke took the umbrella and paused for a moment. "She's driving. She'll be fine."In truth, he had no idea where Nikki even was, or whether she had an umbrella with her. Maybe she was still at the store. Maybe she was already home. Maybe... she was with Tyler.He didn't let himself keep thinking down that path."Drive safe." Rose walked him to the door. "Come by more often for dinner when you can.""I will."He went down, got in the car. The wipers swept back and forth, clearing the rain off the windshield, but the water covered it again almost instantly. Zeke started the engine and pulled slowly out of the complex.The route home should have been east, but at the first intersection, waiting at the light, he stared at the traffic si
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Wednesday evening, the sky hung low and heavy, like it was about to press down on the city.Zeke left work early and stopped by the mall to buy his father a wool sweater for his birthday. At checkout, the cashier asked with a smile, "Would you like this gift-wrapped? Is it for your father?""No need, thanks," Zeke said. He remembered how, in the past, Nikki would always wrap gifts carefully in pretty paper, tie a ribbon around them, and tuck in a handwritten card.Now she wasn't even coming.The drive to his parents' place was slow going, traffic thick the whole way. The rush-hour flow crept along like a clogged artery, red brake lights strung together into one long, glaring band. Zeke gripped the wheel, watching the endless line of cars stretch ahead, feeling strangely calm inside.Or maybe it wasn't calm. Maybe it was just emptiness.He got to his parents' place close to seven. He'd barely parked when the rain started, spattering against the windshield, just a few scattered d
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When Zeke had finished, he washed his hands, dried them, and walked out of the kitchen.Passing the living room, Nikki looked up at him, her lips moving like she wanted to say something to smooth things over.But Zeke didn't stop. He walked straight toward the study."Zeke," Nikki called after him.He stopped at the study door, but didn't turn around."I..." Nikki's voice wavered. "What I said before, maybe it came out harsher than I meant. I didn't mean it that way.""I know," Zeke said, his voice calm. "Get some rest. I've got a bit more work to finish up."Then he pushed open the study door, walked in, and closed it gently behind him.The lock clicked softly, but in the quiet living room, it rang out clearly.Nikki sat on the couch, staring at the closed door, and suddenly felt something hollow open up inside her. The irritation and hurt from before slowly faded, replaced by an unease she couldn't quite name.But she pushed that unease back down quickly.'He's just sulkin
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Nikki's expression shifted. The easy, happy smile vanished, replaced by an offended, displeased look. She stood, her voice rising. "Zeke, are you blaming me right now? Blaming me for working too much? Blaming me for not having enough time for you?""I'm not blaming you for working too much." Zeke's voice stayed even, though something pressed hard beneath that calm. "I'm just asking you, in your mind, between work and family, which one actually matters more?""Do you even need to ask?" Nikki said, like she'd heard something absurd. "Of course I have to work! If I don't work, who's going to make money? Did you think we could live off your paycheck alone? We've got a mortgage to pay, and we're going to have a baby someday; none of that comes free. Zeke, can you be a little more realistic?""Realistic?" Zeke repeated the word, and let out a short laugh. It was faint, bitter. "So in your eyes, being realistic means it's fine to keep ignoring your family's feelings for the sake of work?
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