Divorced, But Not Broken
Divorced, but Not broken Chapter 197

other than talk to me and let me see my babies if I didn't stop.

I made another curse, bending my ankle wrong, sitting at the oversized desk, and finally working again when the weekend was over. I had spent all my time crying and calling Buck way too much, to the point that he told me he wouldn't have time to do anything I picked up my phone again, looking to see if Buck had sent me something. I was on edge and knew it when I was scrolling over the pictures he had sent me, making me smile more.

Kira was dancing around, and the twins were out in the grass, taking small steps with Buck holding them and Sophia laughing. I was happy that they seemed to have a good time and were not crying like I was.

"Get up." I made a frown seeing Joseph walk inside the office that was mine. I had no idea if he had fired someone to give it to me. Still, I had been getting glares from suits that were here before me, probably thinking I was f*****g Joseph to get it. I was happy as long as he paid me and got some privacy when I wasn't with clients.

"What!? No! I'm not done with..." Joseph didn't want to listen when he walked around the desk, dragging my chair back and looking me over like he was analyzing me, like he wasn't sure if he was happy or not. knowing him, it was probably not.

"Okay, it seems you can combine at least a skirt and blouse, but sneakers, Andrea?!" He made an accusing face like he really believed I could walk in f*****g stilettos right now. Was he insane!? My ankle was still hurting, and the only reason I could walk the slightest on it was the pain meds I had taken!

"Fuck you; how about that?" I dragged the chair back to the desk, wanting to continue writing the email I was responding to, when he pulled me right back, making me want to kick him right in the suit he had on; maybe I could make him see that he couldn't just boss me around, even if he was that.

"Joseph, I'm giving you one fucking second, or I'm going to make sure that you can't use that d**k of yours on anyone for at least a month!" I was hissing it when people were passing, the glass walls not giving me as much privacy as I would have liked to his smirk, not believing me.

"Such a tease...." He did let my chair go when I was narrowing my eyes. My patience has been non-existent since Friday when Buck left with the kids and he should know that since he had spent time with me on Saturday, leaving me work that I was grateful over, having something else to focus on then the silence that was killing me.

"What do you want anyway? Are your parents back in town?" I had taken a deep breath, not wanting to show Joseph just how close he had been to getting my sneaker right up his balls for being so f*****g rude.

"Nope, told you they only come around once a year to talk me into getting married but now that I got you, I bought myself another one...." I rolled my eyes when he seemed pleased like he was so smart.

"Yeah, I'm going to tell your mom that we are getting married next spring, and then you need to deliver the goods, babe...." He didn't like hearing me teasing him back, not about marrying me and suddenly not f*****g me!

"You couldn't f*****g handle me..." he made a snort when I smirked, sure... so badass... all of him... I turned back to the screen when he sighed like he was Kira, wanting attention now and not later, making me smirk more. He was such a baby.

"Done." I was turning back when he was still waiting, having his arms crossed and staring like I was fired, I wasn't, and he knew it.

"Good, I'm starving." He held out his hand when I made a nod. Yeah, sure, if he wasn't to buy me lunch, then I wasn't going to complain; it was better than eating ramen and crying at home.

I was about to take my crutches when he stopped me, and I did a stare; wait, what? I needed them, and I sure didn't want him complaining about me being heavy all the way to the car that was probably waiting already.

"You look like a damn newborn calf. Just lean on me." He was holding his arm out when I started to laugh, like a real gentleman then. Escorting me like I was some damsel in distress?

"You're hiding something...." I stared at his face, which was twitching, making me stare more. He sucked at lying, so I don't know why he even bothered.

"Joseph... just fucking tell me..." I was sighing, taking a small turn in the chair, wanting to recheck my phone to see if Buck had called me and I had missed it because of the idiot before me.

He made a big sigh like I was being difficult and just stared at me like that would help, but it wouldn't, and he should have started to understand that I was just as bitchy as he was.

"Fine, listen to me first. I want people to see me holding you...." He stopped when I made a snark. What?! Why?! He was gay, and this was getting ridiculous!

"No fucking way! that thing with your parents was because I'm nice, but I'm not helping cover your gay ass out in public. People already think I'm fucking you to get this office!?" I was hissing it again when he smiled at that idiot like he was happy hearing that. I hated him right now.

"They do? That's great!" He seemed even more gleeful when I gritted my teeth. Well, I was glad he was happy. Still, I was kind of tired of being treated like a whore by people that thought that I didn't do anything else but open my legs to guys wanting to fuck me! "It's not great! What about me!? I don't want to be known as the woman that fucked to get here; I am not covering for you anymore, Joseph, you are gay, and that's it!" I was up, taking my crutches when he looked confused, like he didn't get why I was upset over this. He was so f*****g smart and still so stupid. Idiot!

"Hey, wait!" He walked up behind me when I was struggling with the door, changing my mind. Ramen and crying did seem like a great idea compared to being used like a fake whore to him. Nothing was worth my f*****g dignity.

"I quit." I said it cold when he stared at me like I was crazy. I was when I pushed the door opened and started to walk out from the still shocked man, not really sure what had happened when I was going for the elevators, not wanting to stay one more minute listening to some stupid scheme he had, not even caring about my feelings, I could go back being a temp, I had no problem with that!

"Andrea, wait!" Joseph was still coming after me when I made another curse, turning around, and he used my real name; that was even better. I could scream my name over the whole town and tell everyone I was there.

"It's Theresa." My jaw clenched when he finally got why I was mad and made a sigh, following me into the elevator that had opened.

"That doesn't matter anymore, you can be Andrea... you know since... he knows...." I closed my eyes. Why did he sound like Jonah's name was something he didn't want to say? Was he f*****g Voldemort or something!?

"I know he knows. I was fucking there!" the elevator made me wobble the slightest. Honestly, I was still pissed at him for using me, like he couldn't be nice without getting something in return, that selfish bastard!

"Joseph, please just... let me be... I'm going home. You can have my written resignation tomorrow...." I was tired of this, being in pain, having my heart on my sleeve when my kids were gone, and now he told me that he was using me, no. I was not taking that. "What!? No, Andrea, you are not leaving, no!" Joseph was waving his hands like no way was happening, making me huff at him. I like to see him make me stay, and I bet I could take him down with the right amount of force.

"Yes, I am! I thought you were my friend and believed in me. Still, the truth is you are no f*****g different from any other man I have met, selfish and using me foryour own gain, so yeah, I'm leaving Joseph Miller and f**k you." I said the last part giving him a sweet smile before walking out of the elevators, mumbling curses when everyone was staring, and my ankle still hurt like hell, f**k this!

"I do. I do fucking believe in you!" I was already out of the security check when he yelled it after me, making everyone turn around. This was awkward; it was good I didn't work for him anymore.

I had taken off my id around my neck and handed it to the amused. Confused security guard, who was probably having the most fun he was going to see today. His boss yelled at me, some random woman in the downstairs lobby.

"Andrea, I do believe in you.... Shit... just.... What the f**k are you looking at!? Go back to what I f*****g pay you to do!" Joseph stopped, giving the guard a real scowl when I sighed and leaned against the desk. This was going to be rich; I guess it was good he was a terrible liar.

"Listen... I'm sorry... I'm fucking sorry, okay? I just got swept away. You were so great with my parents, and it's not f*****g easy pleasing my father; you saw him, and he hates everything that is not like he wants the world to be!" I raised my eyebrows. That sure sounded like him; I mean it. Joseph was literally talking about his own f*****g personality.

"I just don't want the world to know about me and.... I can't take away my mom's last child. You get that, don't you?" He looked like he wanted me to understand his fear of being gay. Yeah, I figured that out years ago.... And I never made him say anything, but he was using me, and I wasn't okay with that.

"I can't make you do shit; I just don't want to be part of it, Joseph... I am sorry about your parents not accepting... you... the real you, but...yeah... "I stopped, not knowing what to say anymore. Pretending to date me wasn't going to make things better for him or me. He didn't say anything back, just staring like we had opened a forbidden subject. I knew it was, he wanted to keep it a secret, and I respected that. I did.

"Alright.... I'm going to go home, call Buck for the hundredth time today, cry and eat whatever is left at home...." I made a nod to him when his face was blank, it was, and he didn't answer me back this time either, probably thinking I was the biggest bitch he ever had met, oh and stupid. Yes, he defiantly thought that.

"I have a boyfriend; you want to meet him?" I stopped hearing that. He had a fucking what!? I didn't even know I had turned around and stared at him like he was joking, Joseph Miller had a boyfriend, and I didn't fucking know; that was.... Amazing! "Yes!" I made a curse that I had been too fast staring to grin hearing that, like I had forgiven him for using me, I hadn't!

Joseph looked like he was nervous, and I made a bigger smirk. Oh, he was so going to regret ever trying to use me as a girlfriend, that inconsiderate a*****e.

"Hold on... I saw you flirt with that waiter..." my eyes narrowed, not that it was my problem if he was a cheater, I... well, I didn't like it, I didn't. He knew that when he made an offended face like I was stupid again, he was stupid if he was cheating!

"Oh please, you think that was cheating? I was making sure that he got us the good stuff. I'm not taking the shit that the restaurant wants to push on people, I wanted my f*****g Tinto Pesquera, and there is no way that I was drinking some swill that was served!" I had no idea what he was saying, but I knew what I saw, cheater....

"It's wine, its f*****g wine, Andrea, you uncultured bag lady! I wasn't cheating, just making sure that I had good fucking services and what I wanted, you know, like you use your boobs!?" He stared at my tits when I looked down at them. Okay, I could believe that. "Fine, fine... so you're not a cheater...." I was mumbling it when I felt bad, but what the hell did he expect me to believe, not even telling me he had a f*****g boyfriend!?

"You bet your skinny ass I'm not!" Joseph made a snarl when I nodded at that okay. Good.

"So, when can I see him, your boyfriend?" I was too eager, but I didn't care when it was his time to smirk, knowing that it was killing me now knowing anything.

"This week maybe, he is kind of busy, same as me...." I almost growled. Yes, they were all were so busy. I had three kids, and I still had time to tell someone that was my friend that I had a boyfriend!

"I hate you, just snap me when you know, and I will be there...." Joseph made another smile, people keeping their distance, seeing him showing me just what a lovely personality he had against his employees.

"Okay... good... just.... Don't tell him that... you know... you met my parents and all that.... Shit..." He looked like he wanted to puke when I frowned. What!? It wasn't bad that I couldn't see the guy he had been dating. I was ever wearing the clothes he had bought for

me.

"Joseph, relax...." I was smiling, leaning on the crutches, when he looked up from staring at the floor, realizing what he just told me, and there was no way I wasn't going to meet his boyfriend now!

"Relax, sure... just relax...." He adjusted the glasses when I smirked more. He was cute, being all nervous about me seeing his boyfriend, I still was angry at him, but I wouldn't give this up for all the money in the world.

"Yes, relax, and snap me when you are done freaking out over this." I started to walk out of the building when he frowned. What? I still had quit, and nothing had changed on that part.

"Where the fuck are you going? I thought we had solved this?!" He was confused when I shrugged. Had we? I didn't know that.

"Andrea don't make me beg. I don't beg, you know!" He was still standing by the desk and watching me when I smirked. Didn't he? Looked like he was right now.

"Sure you don't... see you around, babe..." I nodded while walking outside the doors when Joseph was still yelling after me, cursing my name. Yes, it was a good day to be alive.