Page 66 of Accidentally Falling for My Fake Wife

“I’m sorry,” I say, feeling a tug at the corner of my mouth at the sound of her voice, feeling no remorse at all. “Did I wake you?”

“Nah. I always sound like I’ve swallowed a frog.” Her giggle sends tingles through my body, causing a lopsided grin to crawl on my face. “Everything okay?”

The concern in her voice pulls at my heart and eases some of the tension clinging to my body. “I’m okay. Just wanted to hear your voice.”

“Missing me already, Mr. Daniels?” My grin spreads at her teasing tone.

“Nope.” I hear her gasp on the other end, and it takes everything to keep from laughing. “I missed you the moment I walked down the steps to my car.”

Dead silence greets me from the other end of the phone, and I look to see if the call has dropped.

“Susie?” I hear a sniffle, and my heart starts to race. “Love, what’s wrong?”

The sniffling gets louder, and my heart is replaced by a jackhammer pounding throughout my body.

“I told my family we’re married.” I blow out the breath I was holding, my heart still an erratic mess, waiting to hear why she’s crying.

“They didn’t take it well?” I ask when she doesn’t say anything. The urge to wrap her up in my arms and hold her tight is overpowering. I hate that she’s not here with me.

“Actually, they did.” My forehead pulls, and my stomach drops. Confusion fills me. Have I been misreading Susie’s feelings for me?

“Is that a bad thing?” I push through a tight throat.

“No, it’s good,” she says with a sniff.

“I’m confused. Your family knows—”

“Everyone except my dad,” she interjects.

“And your brother,” I add.

“Yeah, I forgot about Josh,” she chuckles. “Which is crazy since he’s the reason I was with Brie, my mom, and her Aunt Marie tonight. I’ll let you handle him tomorrow on your flight home.”

“Oh, you will, huh?” My heart rate slows. “You’re not worried about him hitting me in front of the rest of my teammates?”

“He already knows something’s going on, so I think you’ll be fine.” I shake my head, thoroughly confused at her range of emotions throughout this conversation.

Is she happy everyone took the news well, or is she sad? Why else would she be crying?

Chills run down my spine at the thought she’s regretting our wedding. But at the same time, that doesn’t make sense at all.

“He knows something. He told me not to do anything ‘untoward’ where you’re concerned.”

Her laugh tinkles through the phone, sending a different type of chill down my spine.

“Untoward? Josh said that?” She scoffs. “Brie is starting to rub off on him.”

“That’s exactly what I said!” A smile stretches across my face. “Great minds.”

“Great minds, indeed,” she agrees. “Speaking of Josh and Brie. He told me he didn’t know how this happened or who this person was. Is that true?”

“He was with me the entire time, and I can guarantee there wasn’t any kissing happening. Johnson knows someone on the airport security team and will see if they can find anything.”

“Oh good.” Relief drips from her voice. “It’s good to know he wouldn’t be dumb enough to mess things up with Brie.”

“No. He’s crazy about her.” I hear her yawn. “You’re tired. I’ll let you go back to sleep.”

“Adam?” The question in her voice puts me on edge.

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