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He got to the living room and stared at Jacob then at Ivy. Jacob noticed his presence and turned to look at him.

"Hey,bro"he greeted, extending his hand for a handshake but Ian ignored his gesture and went straight to his question.

"What are you doing here?" He asked and Ivy left when Amelia informed her that the table was ready.

"Shouldn't you sit first?" He asked and Ian reluctantly sat close to him.

"So, what is it?"

"I'm having problems with going back to Florida,"

" Huh? "

"I can't go back to my house, presently because my neighbor informed me that there are some security issues, "

"So? "

"Can I come stay with you? Only for a week or two, "

"Hold on a sec, Niel's having issues with his house and he's staying here, why can't you stay at your place, I mean the house you grew up in? "

"My dad's having this weekly meeting with some old folks, you know how boring that is,"

"So? There's not enough space for three of us,"

" Ian come on, you and I know how huge this house is plus we stayed here with you when you haven't gotten married, "

"Thank you for pointing that out, things have changed and -"

"Ivy said it's okay, "

"What is wrong with you guys? " Ian said, almost yelling.

He couldn't grasp the fact that they consulted Ivy before they spoke to him, he just dealt with Niel and coincidentally Jacob was also problems with his home. Jacob was a writer which meant that he was going to be at home 24/7 - with Ivy. But he needed to speak to Ivy about approving things like this before he even got to hear about it.

"Please, pretty please,"he begged and Ian pinched the space between his brows.

"Okay, fine... but just for two weeks, okay?"

"Got it, thanks bro," he said, opening his arms to hug Ian.

" No, thanks " Ian said and he brought his hands down. "You'll be staying upstairs at the room close to Neil's, I'm off to eat dinner,"he said, standing up.

" Great, my luggage is in my car trunk.. I'll go get it, " Jacob said and Ian turned to look at him.

" Why do I feel like you both planned this?"

" Huh? Planned what? "

" I don't know but I'm going to get to the bottom of this, enjoy your stay at IK's hotel, "he announced, laughing and quickly switched back to a frown.

He left Jacob at the living room and he went to get his stuff. When Ian arrived at the dining room his eyes darkened when he saw Niel and Ivy laughing at the table whilst eating.

"Ivy, can I have a word with you for a few seconds?" He asked, placing his hands in his pockets.

Ivy's heart skipped a beat when he spat out his question, she looked at Niel and then at Ian before standing up and following him to the garden - expecting the worse.

Ian sat on a bench and urged her to do the same. She rubbed her hands together because of the cold and settled on the bench. Ian looked at her with a cornered gaze before parting his lips to speak after a brief silence.

"I guess you already know about my relationship with Tania and to be honest I thought I'll put that ring on her finger but it had to be you." He said, letting out a deep breath. "Mom gave me the divorce papers at the hospital and I actually thought of giving this a shot for like a month or until Tania comes back, I don't love you.. honestly but I'm doing this because I don't want to lose my mom. So, after our month together you'll tell mom you're pregnant for someone else and you want a divorce or we could draft another plan,"

Ivy looked at him as he spoke with his attention focused on the carpet grass, her hands were shaking so she hid them in her pocket. She thought he'd think of apologizing to her for cheating but instead he was giving her stupid conditions.

Ian on the other hand couldn't explain how and why he said those words, he planned on apologizing but why was it so hard? Why couldn't he just say the simple words 'I'm sorry'. Ivy nodded her head with a fake smile and went back inside the house.

She didn't go to the dining room, she headed to her room and shut the door behind her in tears. Amelia was inside, cleaning up the bathroom when she heard the sound of someone sniffling she quickly cleaned up her hands and went out to see Ivy laid on her bed with her attention on the ceiling.

"What is it this time?" She asked, sitting close to her and Ivy sat up and brought out her phone.

"I'm tired of him, I still can't explain why I'm here and why I want to stay with him,"

"Calm down dear, you're -"

"What is wrong him, anyways? " Ivy asked via her device.

"Anger issues, he's fire Ivy and it's up to you to contain that heat, "

" I'm tired, "

" You shouldn't be , you're just starting.... you should try to understand him first before thinking of giving up so easily. I've seen many women Ian's has dated and I know you're different, Ivy. His therapist is gone so this is going to be tough but -"

" He's a jerk, a complete jerk"

" Alright, alright..you should go to bed now dear, good night. "She said.

She forced Ivy to lay down and she finally nodded off after a few minutes.

Meanwhile, Ian left the garden and went back inside the house. Jacob and Niel were watching a movie and he wasn't in the mood to join them. His gaze landed on Ivy's room door and he stood there and stared at it as if it could take his problems away.

"Hey, she's gone to bed," Jacob pointed out.

"What the hell did you say to her?" Niel asked.

" It's none of your business, "he snapped and went to his room