Page 81 of Things Left Unsaid

For a second, my hand hovers over the faucet as my mind drifts further.

I think about those intense, dewy green eyes of hers. The simple skirt and shirt she wore—business casual but more relaxed in their cut. I think about the elegant heels that arched her feet, making her ass stick out.

She looked gorgeous, but this isn’t just any woman I’m talking about.

This is my wife.

I didn’t think those two words would resonate as deeply as they are, not when I didn’t get a chance to pick her. Not when there’s a definite expiration date on our marriage. But there you go. My brain belongs in the Dark Ages.

I guess it helps that she has bite but is soft enough to show her emotions in front of me, like when she left her apartment and Tee behind.

She straightened her shoulders as we took our vows—no weeping, only solid resolve.

She’s brave and bravery comes with strength. I’ve dealt with enough shit in my life to appreciate her courage.

But no matter what promise she got out of me, Zee and I both know the truth—if she has my baby, she’s going nowhere.

I barely know her anymore, but I knowthat.

And that seals my decision for me.

I flick on the cold water.

It’s going to be a long night.

Zee

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The sound of the shower coming on in the neighboring bathroom has my pruney fingers freezing on the final button of my pajama top.

Colton’s naked.

And less than twelve feet away from me.

This isn’t the time for my mind to gothere,but hell if I can stop it when the spot where his lips touched earlier is still tingling.

Even after I soaked in the massive tub for nearly two hours.

Honestly, I feel like a teenager again.

A forehead kiss should not set off a giddy state in a woman my age.

But this is Colton.

My teen crush and living fantasy.

And out there, it was like time reversed itself and I felt how I didthen.

I can’t stop alternating between brushing a hand over where he kissed me and staring at my wedding and engagement rings.

Unknowingly, Tee comes to my rescue and I snatch my cell when it buzzes. “Everything okay?”

“I’m not the one who’s sharing a suite with my new husband.”

She has to be down if she didn’t hear the desperation in my voice.

Not that I’m desperate.

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