Loving the Senator (Capitol Affairs #1) by Mia Villano Read Free Book Online Page B

one else to tell.” I had a handful of friends, and my best girlfriend and roommate lived in Oregon. I had not seen her in ages, and I couldn’t call her over something like this. And, Veena, my best friend, was on a different level.
    “I would’ve been pissed if you didn’t call me. I’m pissed that you didn’t tell me this last week. I had a hunch it was Conrad. I knew you had a thing for him, and you kept saying no. Don’t worry about Bruce. He is not going anywhere. He knows where the good sex is, and it is with me, honey. He also knows that you are important to me. When you need me, everything else comes to a stop unless we are of course, right in the middle of it,” he smiled.
    “I love you,” I said, as he held me close again.
    “I love you, sweetie. Remember that when you are being bitchy at work and getting me in trouble with your new BFF, the Snake Lady.” He laughed. I snuggled up next to him. I let myself drift off to sleep after talking and laughing. He must have left sometime in the early morning because when I woke I was still on the couch, covered up and I found a note that said,
    “Had to get home for a booty call. I will call you. Let’s shop. Luvs you.”
    So heartbroken. I stayed in bed all day, which was not something I did. I went back to bed after I showered and stayed there until dark. I didn’t want to talk to anyone, not even Beulah or Thomas. I thought it was odd that I hadn’t heard from either of them, so I checked my phone and noticed it was still off. I had turned my phone off after I called Thomas the night before and never turned it back on. Shit! Alex had called several times and left a voicemail.
    “I hope you are okay. I hated leaving things that way so I’m heading back to your place-it’s midnight now I should be there,” and that was that. He must have come back and seen another car in my driveway. Shit. Shit. Shit . Should I call or text him to explain? Should I let it go? I decided to wait and let him call me again. And then, I waited and waited.
 

Chapter Seven
     
    They say time heals all wounds. Time allowed me to forget the life I lived in Ohio. The pain I felt every day has been all-but forgotten thanks to years of intense therapy. I remember the constant struggle and the fear of not knowing what was going to happen at any moment. Would my mom run off and leave me or turn up dead after an all-night binge? Different smells and places brought back a flood of memories either good or bad. Wounds like these will take time to heal. As for Alex, he never did call. I had waited and waited for nothing. Alex Conrad had walked out on me and that was that. And after weeks of crying myself to sleep and incessantly checking for missed calls, I finally gave up all hope. I finally realized that Alex was done with me after one night.
    Weeks passed, and spring filled the air. Cherry blossoms were in full bloom in Washington D.C. But I couldn’t even enjoy them. Depressed from missing Alex, and devastated by what had happened between us, the beautiful days slipped by unnoticed. I worked out, finished law school in record time, and worked as much as possible. I did fine during the day and got through. Lying in bed alone and thinking of him fucking a supermodel, or God forbid Jade, kept me tossing and turning most of the night. Coffee kept me going during the day and my lack of caloric intake had Beulah worried that I lost too much weight. Her solution to this problem? An intervention, in the form of a party. Not just any party, but a huge, over the top-everyone-is-talking-about-it party. Beulah used my graduation from law school as an excuse to invite one hundred of her closest friends and family to a party in my honor.
    Beulah was so proud of my accomplishment and she wanted everyone to know. So she forced me to get my hair styled, my nails done, and of course a spray tan. She bought me a gunmetal gray Chanel strapless dress and black heels. The dress looked amazing against my