56|To Catch A Rat

"So, almost a week in. Any regrets yet?" Angelo commented as they strolled to the bar to grab drinks.

Austin shrugged and accepted a glass of bourbon. He'd never admit it, but he had plenty of regrets where Marybeth was concerned.

He regretted that she had learned the truth about his horrid past from someone else, and now knew stuff about him that clearly made him a monster in others' eyes.

He also regretted that he'd rushed their relationship and fucked her the first chance he got when she might not have been ready for such a step. But most of all, he regretted pushing her into a marriage she never wanted.

On the other hand, the four days he'd spent with her were some of the best he'd had in a remarkably long time. He could safely say the light Marybeth had brought into his life eclipsed all his regrets.

"I guess your silence means no regrets then, huh?" said Angelo.

"Can any man truly have no regrets?" Austin muttered, watching an influx of politicians flood the Assembly Chamber whe