Chapter 91
ASHAL
"Are you okay?" Asher asks when he finds me in the gym late at night after we all decided to hit the sack. The fact that he is not dressed for a workout tells me he is strictly here to check on me before retiring to bed.
"Yeah. I thought you would be asleep by now." I check my watch. It’s fifteen minutes past two in the morning. "Don’t you have a big day today?" He shrugs lazily and sits on the floor next to me.
"Every day of work is kind of a big day at the HQ so it’s nothing new." His eyes narrow with concern. "How are you? How are things with Olivia? I’m sorry we’ve been so carried away with Cree that nobody remembered to ask how you’re faring in all of this."
His raw admission and the concern swimming in his eyes disarms me. "Thanks Asher. I’ll be fine."
I am not ready to share Olivia’s pregnancy news just yet. Liv and I are still trying to work out our differences and now won’t be a good time to share such a news in a household where most people don’t like her. When she forgives me and I am certain that we’re back on the same page, I’ll let my family know.
"Liv is hurt. She um...she isn’t speaking to me right now and I honestly don’t blame her. She has every right to be. I betrayed her trust." Olivia’s sad face flits across my memory and I wonder how long it’ll take before she gets excited to see me walk through the door of the penthouse again. "We’ll be fine. We always find a way to circle back to each other no matter how lost we get."
"The thing with Cree..." Asher sucks in a cautious breath. "What was that about?"
"I love my wife, okay? I always will. We were in a really bad place and I missed her. Cree reminds me so much of Olivia when we first met; the fire, the carefreeness, the vibrancy. I shouldn’t have gone looking for Liv in some other woman. It was a mistake." Asher nods with understanding. "I love Olivia." I repeat.
"I know you do. Does Olivia feel the exact same way?"
My head rears up at his question.