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never told her where he worked. She gave him a tentative smile. Sebastian glanced at Bill and
Raelynn to find them looking back and forth between the two of them in confusion and curiosity.
Sebastian dropped the boxes. He felt like he was on the verge of flipping the fuck out. He clenched
his hands into fists and gave her a hard stare that he knew would have scared a lot of people. " Get
out," he growled.
Victoria's smile faltered and she took a step forward. " Sebastian, can we please just talk for a
minute?"
" No," he snarled and pointed at the door in the universal sign for her to leave.
" Please, just hear me out," Victoria pleaded, tears welling up in her eyes.
" I don't give one flying fuck about what you have to say. Get out before I physically throw you out,"
Sebastian barked, causing her to flinch. Good.
" I've made a huge mistake..." Victoria started, the tears rolling down her pretty cheeks.
" You're damn right you did! Don't come crawling back to me because your boy toy isn't treating you
as well as I did! Now get the fuck out of my face, Victoria. I don't want to see you here again,"
Sebastian snapped angrily, starting towards her.
Raelynn stepped in front of him and put a hand on his chest. " Sebastian...don't," she said gently.
Sebastian clenched his teeth and watched while Bill escorted Victoria out the door. That bitch!!!
Coming to his job and making him look like an fool. He could kill her!
" Ex-girlfriend?" Raelynn asked quietly.
" Ex-wife," Sebastian spat.
" She cheated on you?" Raelynn asked, her voice soft and sympathetic.
Sebastian gave her a nod, unable to meet her eyes. He felt like such a loser.
" I'm sorry. That had to hurt," She said, dropping her hand from his chest.
Sebastian swallowed hard and nodded again. He needed some air. Sebastian turned and
headed for the back door. He had to go through the shop to get there. He burst through the door. He
took a couple steps and crouched down, dropping his head into his hands. His chest ached. He could
have sworn that he was healed completely but her showing up had torn the wound right open. His
heart felt raw and exposed. Dammit!
Sebastian stood and turned when he heard the back door open. Bill stepped out, his face screwed up
with concern. " You alright, kid?"
Sebastian swallowed back the emotion clogging his throat. " I'm sorry about that Bill. I don't know
what she's doing here..."
" That's not what I asked you," Bill said sharply.
Sebastian blinked at the older man then found himself spilling his guts. " No, I'm not. I've spent the
past year getting myself back together and then she shows up out of nowhere wanting to talk. Trying to
tell me she's made a mistake? I feel like I'm back at the beginning."
Bill nodded solemnly. " I understand. My first wife left me after 15 years together. Said she was just
bored with me and didn't love me anymore. I was crushed. We had three kids together too. But I
picked myself back up, fell in love and got married again. I ve been happily married ever since. It
will take time, but you will heal. You will find love again."
Sebastian shook his head. " I can't go through this again. I won't. I refuse to let another woman hurt
me," he rasped.
Bill nodded and wrapped an arm around Sebastian's shoulders. " Okay," he said and led Sebastian
back inside.
Sebastian was glad that he just let it go. He knew Bill didn't agree with him, but he needed
for Bill not to argue with him. Which was what he was doing. He was letting Sebastian think what he
wanted to think. Sebastian was grateful for that. Because as of right now, he couldn't see ever falling
in love again. He didn't even think he could let a woman get that close where it could become a
possibility. He was better off alone, where he couldn't get hurt again.
Chapter 4
" Quinn?" Peter Anderson's voice said from the doorway of Quinn's large high rise office.
Quinn looked up from his drafting table. He raised an eyebrow at Peter - his boss and good friend -
and waited for him to continue.
" She's here. Conference room 2," Peter said and jerked his head for Quinn to follow.
Quinn laid down his pencil and turned off the desk light before smoothing down his tie and
following his boss out of his office and down the hall. Quinn was an architect. He designed or helped
design many of the newer buildings in the Philadelphia and surrounding areas. He loved what he did.
It was a mostly solitary job where he could work by himself in silence. He liked working in silence.
No music, no talking, no noises to disrupt his train of thought. Quinn wasn't much of a socializer. He
had a few close friends and that was about it. He wasn't a partier - never had been. He was quiet and
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