His eyes went wide . Mouth open . Nothing came out . " I only cared about it ' cause I loved you . Everything you gave me used to matter . Now? I can't even look at you . You make me sick . " His eyes went red . He rubbed one like he could hide it . First time I ever saw him cry . But me ? I'd cried plenty . When he got jumped after his first case . When he finally got that apartment in Ainsley . At our first wedding .

And the first time he ditched me for Vanessa - yeah , I cried like it was the end of the world . He went from acting like he cared to not giving a damn . Now he was crying just because I finally didn't want him . Losing his perfect little maid ? Yeah , that'll sting . I didn't look back . Just went home to finish dinner . Played it cool . My parents had no clue he showed up - they were too busy loading up my plate and swapping lawyer hacks .

Mom chatting away , Dad peeling shrimp for me - it all felt so easy with them . With Owen , I had to beg for that kind of warmth . Never got it . Good thing I'm still young . *** The next morning at work , the receptionist gave me a look . "Ms. Reinsdorf , are you seeing someone ? " CREAMED 1/2 I shot her a brow . She pulled a bouquet and a little gift bag from under the desk . " Some guy dropped these off. Said you weren't feeling great - like , girl problems .

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Told me to tell you to drink something warm . And the flowers ? Said they'd brighten your day . " I didn't touch the bouquet . Just checked the card : [ Reiny , I'll send you flowers every day from now on . ] Obviously , Owen . I backed away like they were radioactive . " Toss them . Probably poisoned . " She didn't hesitate . " Got it , got it . " But Owen ? Kept acting like he didn't know they were going straight to the trash . He sent flowers every single day , like clockwork .

Soon , everyone at the firm thought I had a secret admirer . The younger ones kept dropping by to pry . I fed them random excuses . The receptionist was losing it . I told her to chuck the flowers at Owen's face and tell him to buzz off . Didn't slow him down . He just got sneakier , started dropping them off at the door . I had no clue how he still had gas in the tank for this . One morning , I snapped . Woke up early , caught him in the act , and stormed out .

I chucked the bouquet right at his chest . " This isn't sweet , it's straight - up creepy . Cut it out . " Owen flinched , surprised . He bent down , all awkward . " I just want you to be happy . ' " Seeing your face ruins my mood . When are you gonna get that ? " He looked down , totally deflated .