BAILEE Alex’s house was warm and bright. All the windows were open, and I could hear a vacuum going upstairs. Things had been quiet between us since his comment in the car about our relationship, and for a little while, I just wanted to pretend that everything was okay between us… that we could b
BAILEE “Alex,” I moaned, arching my back until my chest was pressed against his. “I’m serious, Bailee,” Alex warned, and I gasped as he reached down and began lifting my dress. My heels felt heavy, hanging from my feet. Yet, Alex didn’t seem to mind them as he lowered one hand to run down the s
ALEXANDER “That’s my girl,” I said before thrusting forward into her. She cried out my name as I pushed in as deep as possible, savoring the feeling of her tightening and pulsing around me. “Oh, God.” She gasped, her eyes tightly closed, and her lips parted. Her legs constricted around me for a
BAILEE The sheets of his bed were soft and warm as I lay with my cheek on his chest. His fingertips ran up and down my spine as I stared out the window on the other side of him, wondering how my life had come full circle. It felt good. Right, even to be here in his bed. “You’re thinking too lou
BAILEE “We both know it was Caleb,” I said, grabbing the top sheet and pulling it over my chest before standing. “He had mentioned it the day after you saved me and took me to Ben’s house.” “I know that, but I need hard evidence,” Alex said, and I grabbed his arm, turning him to face me again as
BAILEE I had been annoyed when a group of people showed up at Alex’s house, stating they were there for damage control. It only intensified when I was politely excused by the mysterious Diana, who had called and ruined our day only a few minutes earlier. Alex had told me I could stay, but it wa
BAILEE “Why don’t you just call him, invite him over, and work through things?” I said, grabbing a knife from the block so I could butterfly the chicken. Even if Alex answered, I doubted that he would be able to talk about this right now, let alone drop everything to come over. “That’s not how m
BAILEE “I want to see Daddy!” Brinley screamed as fat tears rolled down her perfectly round, red cheeks. She had woken up in a tizzy, and all of my energy had been drained before we had even left the house. “I know, Honey! It is hard for you that you don't see Daddy anymore, and it’s okay to fe
EPILOGUE “Go, go, go!” Sebastian screamed from next to me, standing and leaning over the person in front of him as if Ben could hear him over the crowd and the glass. Then again, with how loud the man was, he just might. I had only known Bash in passing from when I worked for Ben as his assista
HAVEN ONE MONTH LATER My eyes kept moving from the woman before me to the clock on the wall behind her. I wanted to be here, but I had more important places to be. She had run over with her last client, which made us run over and caused me to be late for an important game. Ben had been stressin
BEN Haven was empty for the next few weeks as she flew back and forth, cleaning out the house her ex-husband had left her. It had been Cynthia’s home, too, and Haven had been taking extra care and devotion to ensuring things were handled and gone through properly. I had gone with her a few times,
HAVEN Her hand was cold, and I adjusted her blanket to cover her arm. The lawyers had come in and refused to admit any fault of the hospital, even though Cynthia had her ID on her and even knew one of the paramedics who brought her in for them to have given the hospital her name. They should ha
HAVEN Sitting in the airport in the middle of the night with a toddler who got angry each time the loudspeaker called for another flight and disturbed her sleep was not what I had been prepared for. My mind was a foggy mess. All I could picture was Cynthia falling down the stairs. How long had sh
BEN Being excited about an ex getting involved in my life might not have been the best thing when things were already tense, but fuck did it feel good to know I did indeed have friends in high places and they were watching my back. Was I still expecting them to hold it over me and try to get me t
BEN It was odd pulling up to the house and finding there wasn’t a single paparazzi in sight. After today’s news, I expected them to be ready to break down my gate for a story, but no one was there. Instead, a blacked-out SUV sat across the street, and my stomach twisted when I realized it was pro
HAVEN I needed to get out of the house. Staying inside was driving me crazy, and I couldn’t take it anymore. My last job interview was a week ago, and while I keep applying, no one wants to hire the woman all over the tabloids with a sex tape. Our PR team managed to get it taken down, but it stil
BEN “Rangers player Benjamin Evans is today’s hot topic. Now fans were petitioning for him to be traded for his performance last season. Even I wanted him gone, and I’ve followed his career since he was being scouted.” The reporters around him laughed, and I gritted my jaw. “I know. I remember hi