Page 10 of I Replaced His Husband
I stepped out into the hallway, fully dressed now. My heart was racing, knotted up with fear, anger, and shame. Part of me wanted to scream,"Then get the fuck out!"but the words caught in my throat.
"It won’t happen again," I said tersely. "You agreed to my terms. I’ll agree to yours." I made sure my voice was calm, and detached.
He didn’t even glance at me, didn’t turn his head. Didn’t acknowledge that I was there.
He just abruptly moved, walked past Adam and Marco, and stormed downstairs.
My brothers looked at me like I’d just lit the house on fire.
"For fuck’s sake, what happened?!" Marco growled, frustration all over his face.
I muttered a curse. "I kicked him. He fell off the bed."
"Kay! If you didn’t want him, you should’ve told him before you slept with him! Now it’s a total disaster…" Adam sighed, throwing up his hands.
"I didn’t think, okay?!"
Adam rolled his eyes. "Are you trying to make him hate you? Is this some hate-sex thing now?"
"Fuck off, I was pissed!"
"I get that, but—"
"No, you don’t!" I squeezed my eyes shut. "You didn’t have to fuck a stranger and pretend it was fine! Maurice died just two months ago! The only man I ever loved! So maybe give me a damn break!"
Marco pressed his hands to his temples. Adam looked like he wanted the floor to swallow him.
"Kay… I’m sorry. I really am. I just don’t know what to do here. And like I said, if you don’t want him around, all you have to do is say the word."
Taking a deep breath hurt now. I rasped, then coughed. "I can’t. I need him here. You know that. The child… I can’t lose—" I cut off, cursing quietly.
My brothers looked hilariously awkward. Marco stared at one wall, Adam at the other, both visibly upset and uncomfortable. Gosh, I hated this mess.
After a minute of tense silence, I broke it. "You have to fix this for me, Adam. He’s your friend. I can’t talk to him. Not right now. Just… explain things. Get him to stay. Somehow."
Marco shook his head slowly, disapproving. "This was insane from the start. I don’t know Rain the way Adam does, but right away I justknewhe wasn’t the type to go along with your rules. He’s not some emotionless hookup guy. He’s the ‘relationship’ kind. I warned Adam, but he kept insisting Rain was perfect for this setup. Now I’m even more sure he was wrong."
"Oh, come on, Marco," Adam growled. "Don’t make this about you. You two just don’t get it, you’re missing thebiggerpicture."
I stared at him. "What the hell are you talking about? What ‘bigger picture’?"
The silence thickened. Adam locked eyes with me, his expression loaded with meaning.
Miffed, I had to look away. I closed my eyes again, trying to calm down, just a little. I knew what he was plotting here… Thebigger picture, my ass! The moment I could formulate my thoughts, I hissed,
"For fuck’s sake, Adam! Can’t you just respect that I’m not ready to start somenew chapter? He’s not a love interest for me, okay? No matter what romantic fairytale you’re spinning in your head, I just want him to do thejob. That’s it."
"It’s not hisjob, Kay. He did us a favor," Adam muttered grimly.
I wanted to laugh, but swallowed it down. "He gets free sex! It’s not like I’m ugly," I snapped, then turned on my heel and went back to my room.
Angry. Bitter. Frustrated. Miserable.
What else could my body possibly hold?
A horrible thought struck me like a flash of red light.
I brought this man here to help save my pregnancy, but did it even matter? Was I fit to be a parent, after all?
