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don’t see anymore, because I am shoving through the crowd to get back out the door. When I hit the fresh air, I run towards my car. Just before I get there, a hand grips my arm and spins me around. It’s Ace. I react badly, my hand lashes out and slaps him clean across the face. He winces and takes two steps backwards.
    “How could you, Ace? How could you bring him here and let him gawk at other women? I thought you all cared about me? I thought I mattered but…you’re all just the same!”
    He looks hurt. “Willow, it’s not like that. We would have never let him touch, we just thought….”
    “What?” I shriek. “That he might feel something if he watches a bunch of girls waving their titties in his face? That maybe it would make him feel better? I am meant to make him feel better, Ace. I am meant to be the one he smiles at. Not them. How could you?”
    “Willow, we weren’t trying to hurt you. We were just watching. He needed a break, just some time to feel like a man. To feel like himself again.”
    My tears are blurring my vision as I rasp, “To feel like a man? Are you serious? A man does not need a bunch of naked women to make him feel again. If you all think that’s what he needs, then I’m wasting my time. Even worse, if that truly is what he needs, then I’m done here. I don’t deserve this, I love him, you all know I love him. He knows I love him. He’s choosing this path, and I can’t be on it any longer.”
    I turn from him, not wanting to justify my feelings to him any longer, it’s clear he doesn’t give a crap how I’m feeling right now.
    “Willow!” Ace yells, slapping his hand onto the roof of my car.
    I slam the door and just as I pull out, I see Jagger step out the front door. Our eyes meet for just a moment, and then I’m gone. The entire drive home is painful and slow. When I finally get in, Shayla has put the kids to bed. She worries about me, but I pay her and thank her, then send her on her way. Ava has tried to call over and over. I guess she heard what happened. I bet they all heard what happened. I check on my kids, grip a bottle of vodka, and walk into my room, slamming the door and locking it.
    The feeling in my chest burns every part of me. I’m afraid this time…I’ve really lost him. I don’t even know what to say to him. What can I do? Do I kick him out? Do we try and talk? Do I leave him? I don’t know. Nothing makes sense. None of this is how it was meant to end up. I can’t lose the man I’ve fought so hard to keep. How can that be fair? Is this the road we’re meant to travel? He’s everything to me. I just want, for one second, to know that there’s something left inside him for me. That this isn’t the end for us. I don’t even know if he loves me anymore. I don’t even know if he wants to love me anymore. Where do I go from here when the only man I’ve ever loved…doesn’t love me back?
    My life without Jagger…it’s empty.
    Without Jagger.  I’m empty.

CHAPTER 3
    WILLOW
     
    I hear the door to his bedroom slam, and I know he’s home. Getting to my feet, I sway just a touch. I’ve had a few shots of vodka now, and did it ease the pain? Hell no, but it makes it easier to deal with. I twist my door handle, and step into the hall. I can see the faint light in Jagger’s room, so I begin walking towards it. I don’t really know what I plan to achieve with this little visit, but I have to talk to him. I just need to get this out. It’s been in too long and clearly things are not getting better with me sitting back and letting it pass. So, it’s time to sort this out, once and for all.
    When I reach Jagger’s bedroom, I open the door gently. I peer in and see Jagger standing at the window, looking out. He’s only wearing jeans, and oh, he looks divine in the moonlight. He’s holding a glass of whiskey in one hand, and the other hand is pressed firmly against the glass. When he hears me, he turns and our eyes meet. It’s in that exact