Lahat ng Kabanata ng Your Dad's Perfect: Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

I must have been sitting here for at least an hour; the contract is on one side of me, and a notebook is in front of me. Alaric is working, so I'm trying to figure out what I want.There's a lot I want, but there's also a lot in the original contract that keeps a relationship locked and unable to progress. I don't want those added.My phone buzzes. Looking at it, I see Bex's name. An SOS message shows on the screen. It's not a SOS. She sends that when she simply can't find a dress or a shoe.Muting it, I slide it away and continue to work on the contract. A few minutes later, I hear the door and turn, smiling. I watch Alaric walk in. His eyes glance to the papers and then back to me."How's it going?" He takes off his jacket and sits down."Good. Did you get the issue fixed?" I'm not sure what it was; he just said he had to go fix something."I did."Nodding at his words, I turn the sheet and begin skim-reading the page."Ahm." I glance at him briefly before going back to the papers.

I stand staring at her, unsure of what I should say. What do I fucking say?"Alaric's not married." That is all I can manage, Alaric would have said. Surely he would have?As she moves and picks up a bag, I notice the suitcase on the floor."Not that it has anything to do with you, but yes, we are." I watch as she puts a piece of paper on the counter. Do I want to look? I let my eyes fall on it and regret it instantly as it confirms he is."Jake's working till six." She smiles at me sweetly."I'm not here to see Jake." I'm not even sure why I'm here right now."Oh, sorry. I just assumed. You must be Ruby. Alaric mentioned you were his assistant. He mentioned you may call, and I needed to disappear while you solved an issue."Assistant? Why would he say I'm his assistant to her? I don't even know how to reply to that."I'm going to the toilet." That is all I can think to say. Rushing upstairs, I go into the bathroom and close the door, my body staying against it. I can't hide.Unlockin

I watch as Emily walks in with Alaric. Bex glares at him, and for a change, I won't stop her death stares. I'm not sure what to say, though."Did I do something wrong?" He looks at Bex, and she glares harder. "Can we talk alone, please?" He laughs slightly at Bex and her attempts to murder him with her eyes."Use the kitchen." Emily points to it, and I walk through with him following me. The door closes, and he moves towards me, my hand moving and going up to stop him."Okay, so I've done something. What? If I overstepped the mark that night, just say Ruby." He looks at me, waiting."Are you fucking joking!" He has to be, he's acting all innocent, there is no fucking way that Beatrix didn't fucking tell him I called around. I fight to hold in the tears."No, I'm not. I have no idea what the fuck is going on, Ruby. You were fine on the phone, I get home at seven, and find your keys on the side. What did I do wrong?""Alaric, I know. I know you're fucking married to Beatrix!""That's wh

I don't move or speak. Part of me wants to walk out and pretend she doesn't exist. She smiles away at me, but it isn't innocent, not even in the slightest. It's clear just by looking at her that she is manipulative."Whatever you're planning to say won't work. Jake has confirmed you were here because of him, not me. I hadn't even been home yesterday." Alaric looks at her. He's worried—even I can tell. "What do you want? Then you can leave."Her smile drops, and she turns to face him. "You think I want something, Alaric? Maybe I'm back, and I don't want anything? You're just assuming I'm here to gain something. I wanted to see Jake.""I might not have assumed you wanted something if you came back like a normal person. You want to see Jake, fine. That doesn't explain why you would ask about my relationships. The fact that you lied to Ruby to cause issues says you want something. So what?" Alaric's body is tense, and his eyes constantly go to the door. He's worried Jake will come down."

I see Alaric walk in. His eyes come to me, and he stops walking. Why is he confused that I'm here in his bed?"You should be asleep. It's been an hour."An hour?It didn't feel long at all. I watch him strip and climb into bed with me. "What's wrong?" He pulls my body against his."I didn't do this on purpose, Alaric." He looks at me, confused. "Possibly getting pregnant. I swear it wasn't done to trap you." I know everyone will think I have.He smiles and kisses me. "For this to be your way of trapping me means you went to where ever they make the pills and tampered with shit. Did you, Ruby? I have to say there are far easier ways to do it." He looks at me, amused."No, but that's how it looks." If I'm pregnant everyone is going to think it."You're wasting energy on ridiculous thoughts that make no difference."If only it were easy to stop overthinking everything. I'm not ready to be a mum. I still have to finish studying, and I still live with Bex and Ivy. My savings have almost bo