RENEE
"It’d be in your best interests if you left, Robert. She isn't interested in seeing you."
I pressed my ear to the bedroom door, my chest tightening as Nicole and Robert's spat grew louder with each word.
The argument had begun a few minutes ago when Robert arrived and, luckily for me, Nicole answered the door.
He’d demanded to see me, wanting to talk, and she’d flatly refused.
Then he'd tried to explain that he was here to apologize and make amends, but Nicole wasn’t budging.
She was hurt and angry on my behalf, and rightfully so.
"I won't. I'm not leaving until Renee tells me she doesn't want to see me herself.” Robert spoke up, his voice firm, persistent, and determined.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but she won't. Leave, Robert. I'm doing my best not to be impolite
