Chapter 156
Saturday lunch with her sisters was supposed to be her chance to catch up with her older sisters and have baby cuddles from Milles. Since Sutton and Blair had both married and started to grow their family, they hadn’t been as available as before. She was happy for them, but it made her realize that her friends‘ group had mostly consisted of her sisters. Other than that, she had work… which was pathetic.
She was glad it was Saturday. She had a break from Alexei for a few days.
Or so she hoped, unfortunately that pipe dream wasn’t going to happen, her phone lighting up with another message… all from him.
Keira stabbed her salad with more aggression than it deserved.
“You okay?” Sutton asked, bouncing baby Miles gently in her arms.
Blair snorted and lifted her tea. “She’s only spearing lettuce like it did something to her.”
Sutton’s mouth quirked. “The prince?”
“No. Justin Timberlake,” Keira deadpanned. “Yes, Prince Alexei. Of course, Prince Needs–To–Keep–His–Pants–On is driving me crazy. That man never steeps,” she glanced at her phone, “-fourteen messagès reminding me about next week’s schedule and what needs to be done. Next week, Sutton.”
Baby Miles squawked like he agreed, smacking his hand against Keira’s arm with a proud chirp.
“See?” Keira said dryly. “Even Miles is over it. I’m thinking of quitting my job and I’m not a quitter.”
Blair leaned back in her wicker chair, one hand resting on her small but unmistakable baby bump. She radiated that smug, radiant glow Keira liked to call “second–trimester superiority.”
“You knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” Blair said. “Up until now you have really loved it. What has changed?”
Keira couldn’t tell her sisters that since seeing his dick pic she had been thinking about what he might be like in bed, under him. In her mind it was time to get out before she made a mistake and destroyed the last of her self–respect. A man with commitment issues and rebelling against his father was the last thing she needed.
So instead, she said, “I hate rich men… excluding Roman and Luca of course. It doesn’t matter how royal or rich–deep down, they’re toddlers with bank accounts.”
Both of her sisters laughed.
“You could come work at Warners; I would love to have you on board,” Blair offered.
Keira sighed and shoved her phone under a napkin. “Thanks for the offer but the fashion industry isn’t my thing. I just need Alexei to be a
toddler with a mute button.”
Sutton grinned, expertly wiping Miles’s drool with a single practiced swipe. “I still don’t understand why you haven’t left if you feel this way. You have options, Keira.”
“Does he know how much he pisses you off? Blair asked, sipping from her lemon tea.
“Oh, he does. He enjoys it. It’s like a new Olympic sport for him. Push every button 1 have, then grin when I explode. I am convinced Alexei is a certified sadist, possibly banned from at least three diplomatic conferences.”
Blair laughed. “You think he gets off on your rage?”
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Keira blinked. “I–do not want to unpack that sentence.”
Sutton smirked before saying, “It could be a little like pulling the pigtail of the girl you like at school.”
Keira gave her sisters an evil stare. “Don’t even go down that road, please.”
Sutton tilted her head. “Let me just point out: not all male attention is bad.”
“Yes, well,” Keira said, “while your husbands are out car shopping right now like upstanding, domestic cavemen, I’m being text–stalked during lunch.”
Blair raised an eyebrow. “They’re not just car shopping. Luca and Roman are trying to one–up each other.”
Keira blinked. “Over what? Who gets the shinier ‘soccer mom‘ SUV?”
Sutton laughed. “Exactly. I’m rooting for Luca to bring back! something with 800 horsepower and Roman to sulk for a week.”
“They should start a YouTube channel,” Keira said. “Pimp My Pram: Dads Edition.”
Her phone buzzed again.
She groaned and didn’t even bother checking it.
“Is that him again?” Blair asked.
“But I’m serious, Keira, set your boundaries with your boss and if he can’t follow them… get out. No job pays enough to work all the time.” Keira could see Blair was concerned
now.
Her sisters‘ words echoed in her mind. Boundaries. She needed to set boundaries. The constant texts, the midnight calls, the weeken interruptions–all of it had to stop. It made her think of Alexei too much and there was no break.
“I know, and I’m sorry. But if he’s going to ruin my Saturday, I’m going to ruin his.” Keira grabbed her purse, determination setting her jaw into a hard line.
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Sutton raised an eyebrow. “What exactly are you planning?”
“I’m going to his place.” She was already halfway out of her chair. “He wants my attention? He’s got it. All of it.”
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