I stared at the man in front of me.

He hadn't changed a bit; unlike me, his hair was still the same length, he still had a great physique, he was still very handsome.

I could smell his cologne from I was standing and let me tell you, it still sent shivers down my spine.

I Emma giggling and instantly I'm brought out of my gaze. I look at the source and saw the sad truth; he had moved on. He had moved on and found happiness from someone else even when he promised he couldn't be happy with someone else.

Well, promises are meant to be broken.

But that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt me at all, it hurts so bad. I thought the pain went away when Liam was born but it never left. I want to do a hundred things right now crying being one of them, but I wasn't going to show him any weakness. I wasn't the same naïve woman he met four years ago. I had changed for the better. I'm stronger and harder to break.

"Mr. King." I cleared my throat breaking the tension.

"Baby doll." He whispered making me wince at the endearment. I glanced over at Carrie who raised a brow at me.

"It's best if we stay professional don't you think?" I gritted out trying my best to keep my job.

"Yeah, right sorry." He agreed clearing his throat before shoving his hands into his pocket. "So what's the problem with her."

"There isn't any problem." I start to explain looking down at Emma who was playing with the doll I gave her. "She just has a loose tooth and-"

"Can we talk?" He stop me from talking looking a bit annoyed by the look on his face.

"Mr. King, we are talking." I pointed out smirking. "Can I continue doing my job?"

"You know what I mean." He sighs running his hand through his hair.

Damn, that was sexy.

"I'm so sorry Mr. King, I don't know what you mean." I shrugged walking back to my table and I notice Carrie giving me faces.

He looked down at Emma before he spoke again "It's concerning Emma."

"Then I continue what I'm saying," I start turning back to face him again trying to control the smile that was threatening to form. "she has a loose tooth nothing serious-"

"Privately." He added gritting his teeth interrupting me once more.

"Mr. King I don't see why this conversation should be private." I glance a Carrie who looks like she watching an episode of Grey's anatomy.

"There are some things that Emma simply can't know about." He said giving me a devilish smirk. "Somethings are strictly confidential." He looked over at Carrie who instantly turn reds. I don't blame her he has that effect on the opposite gender.

I hate it when he has his ways with things.

"Of course," I say clenching and unclenching my fist. "Carrie would you kindly escort Emma out of the room."

"Yes." She nods walking over to Emma. "Why don't we go get some snacks."

"Really?" She jumped up in excitement. "I'm hungry, so hungry I can eat a whale."

I let out a little laugh. "Just make sure you don't eat anything too hard."

Carrie takes Emma's hand and walks toward the door tuning back at me. "Don't go please." I mouth to her once Ethan took his eyes off me

"Are you kidding? He's Ethan fucking King! You have a lot to explain to me or I'll tell Wendy" She mouthed back before finally leaving the room.

"Baby doll-" He started once the door closes but I stop him

"Doctor Harper. to you sir" I snapped not able to keep my cool anymore.

"Fuck formalities." He said clenching his jaw moving a step closer.

"Emma has a loose tooth so just be careful on what she eats. For the pains, pain killers can do the trick." I ignore him removing the mask from my face finally. "And yeah, I told her about the tooth fairy so you might have to put a quarter under her pillow the night it finally falls off."

"You got a haircut." He announced after I was done talking.

"No shit sherlock." I rolled my eyes leaning on my desk. "I thought this conversation was going to be about Emma?"

"Baby doll, you of all people should know I didn't mean that." His lips raised into smirked and he takes another step closer.

I can't believe this guy, after all, he had put me through he dares to walk into my office acting like a jerk.

"Get out." I gritted out pointing at the door finally having him hit my last nerve.

"You know I can't do that baby doll." He said in a husky whisper taking another step closer to me. I might not like the end of this.

"And why not? You seemed very okay with doing that four years ago." I raised my voice trying to control my emotions.

"Oh, baby doll." He said looking remorseful not bothering to hide the pain in his eyes. "I didn't have a choice, I had-

"Oh stop it already okay," I shout at him not wanting to hear any word from him again. "Excuses, excuses, excuses! You always have some stupid excuse, you do this all the time and I'm sick of it!"

"Baby doll-"

"You know maybe if you showed up a month or two after you left I might have cared about your useless excuses but I'm afraid you are four years too late" I let the tears at the brim of my eye freely fall.

"You and I know that a lie." He finally took one more step and had me caged against my desk "It's not too late for anything." He placed his hand on my waist but I immediately push it off me m

"I've changed," I said looking away from him not able to look him in the eye. "I'm not the same woman you left behind Mr. king"

"Of course you have changed." He whispered leaning in allowing his warm minty breath to hit the surface of my skin above my ear. "You're more confident, less naïve, stronger, have I mentioned you look more beautiful than ever? But one thing that hasn't changed is the fact you are still mine."

Thank goodness I was leaning on the desk or else I swear I would have fallen. "What do you want from me, Mr. King?"

"Please don't call me that baby doll." He winces at the coldness of my voice.

"Why isn't that your name?" I raise a brow looking back at him avoiding his eyes. "So Mr. King what do you want from me? Why are you here?"

"You. I want you back. I want your love, your kindness, your forgiveness. I just want to be with you again baby doll." He leans in and claims my lips with his.

The feeling of his lips on mine makes me forget everything he had done wrong for a second.

No! I shouldn't be doing this. He left me four years ago without even giving me a decent reason. He didn't even bother to leave a note or anything. He left me on my damn wedding day!

I push him off disgusted with the way my body melted the moment he touched me.

I slap him. Hard.

"How dare you!" I shout with tears spilling out of my eyes. "Did do you think that whispering a few words to me and sealing it with a kiss would make everything alright? I gave you everything I had; my love, my kindness, my forgiveness, and where did that get me, Ethan? So tell me, why should I make the same mistake?"

By now I couldn't control the tears that fell out of my eyes. I had done everything for him. I gave me all I had and he used it against me. The only thing I got back was nothing but a pregnancy I didn't plan for and pain.

Why would he want to be with me when he had found happiness in someone else?

"Baby doll, please I can-" He tries to take a step closer to me.

"Don't." I stop him wiping of my last tear. "You have already put me through much shit Ethan. I have finally found the happiness I deserve and I don't need you to destroy that too."

"That's not true" He whispers to himself but I still manage to hear what he says. "You can't just move on."

"Sorry to burst your bubble but with time, things change. People change." I say looking up at him in the eye and I see it.

I see the sadness in his eyes, the remorsefulness and for a second all I want to do is to comfort him and tell him it's okay. I quickly shake that thought of my mind.

He nods and straightens his suit jacket. "It might be over for you but it's not over for me, baby doll."

"Please just go," I whisper pointing at the door one last time.

This time he listens to my command. I walk to the door locking it making sure to lock everyone out again. I rest my head on the door and let all the tears I was holding in out.

I thought I moved on years ago but seeing him today was enough proof that I haven't moved on.

I'm still in love with him and it hurt.

It does.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I hope you really liked this chapter. I'm sorry I couldn't update earlier. I had a lot of school work so I couldn't update.

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