(Jessica’s POV)
Dustin is being an absolute ass.
I mean, I get it. He's upset about losing custody of his son. The court ruling didn't go the way we planned. He's humiliated. Angry. Lashing out at everyone around him.
But that doesn't give him the right to ignore me.
We haven't had s*x in over a week. Seven days of sleeping in the same bed while he turns his back to me, lost in whatever self-pitying spiral he's created for himself.
Seven days of me trying to be supportive, understanding, patient—all while he pushes me away.
I love Dustin. I do. We have history. We were meant to be together from the start, before that mousy nobody Sabrina got in the way.
But his kid? Jake Reed?
Yeah. That little brat is definitely on my hate list now.
I tap my nails against my desk, the rhythmic cl
