Charlie's POV
She was going nowhere with me, all Serena would do there was cause a scene that none of us would ever forget.
Serena was still buried under the covers when I slipped out of the bedroom and closed the door behind me with the care of a man who understood that what was sleeping in that room was not simply a woman but a problem he needed several hours head start on.
I showered, dressed and was out of the house before seven, and the entire drive to the office I spent dismantling and rebuilding the problem of her, the way I approached every problem that mattered, without sentiment and without mercy.
The truth was, I didn't love Serena anymore.
I had known that for longer than I cared to admit.
Whatever had once existed between us had been buried beneath years of resentment, d
