All Chapters of To Love You Hurts: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

105 Chapters

I Do.

“Mr. Landry, you may place the ring on Ms. Appletons' finger and repeat after me.” Tobias grasps my hand and slowly slides the diamond-encrusted wedding band that matches my engagement ring down my finger. “I give you this ring as a token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love.” He repeats after our notary who is performing our wedding ceremony. “Ms. Appleton, please, place the ring on Mr. Landrys’ finger and repeat after me.” I shift sideways, picking up the black band that rests on a small pristine pillow held by Melanie, acting on our behalf as a witness to our wedding. Before I slide the ring down Tobias’s finger, I pause, my gaze lingers on the ring before I look up and meet Tobias’s gaze. He doesn’t say anything, nor does he look at me with a particular emotion glaring back at me. The only thing sounding in my head presently are the words he said to me this morning after our dilemma with Ava. … Fake it till you make it… Looking back at the notary, I nod my hea

Last Updated : 2023-01-13

Small And Intimate.

My breath hitches as Tobias’s tongue darts out between his full lips, sexually sweeping over the bow on his upper lip.Is it possible to desire a man that you despise with every cell in your body?What is wrong with me?I know I have asked myself this very question many times since Tobias came crashing back into my life like a hurricane. But I am still yet to find a reasonable explanation as to why my body reacts to him this way.“I think we both-” He lets out a frustrated growl as he extracts his vibrating phone from his pocket. Scrubbing his face with his other hand, he slowly shakes his head, swiping the green call icon right, and presses the phone to his ear.“This better be good,” He growls over the phone to the poor soul on the receiving end.---He pinches the bridge of his nose, “When?”---“I don’t answer to you, and quite frankly I don’t give a shit what you think. It’s done and there’s nothing you can do about it.” He replies furiously, and it has me wondering whom he is sp

Last Updated : 2023-01-17

A Landry Secret.

TOBIAS:I walk into my mother’s living room without announcing my arrival and knowing that she isn’t expecting me, will shock her. She is standing, gazing up at the large painting of my father which is displayed above the fireplace.She is mumbling to herself, but I have a feeling she is speaking to my father; telling him how difficult I am being and stepping out of line where she is concerned.“Mother…” I growl upon my entrance.“Oh,” She jumps, turning around to face me with a look of surprise on her face and a hand resting on top of her racing heart. “Tobias…” She whispers, gaining her composure. “You scared the living daylights out of me, I didn’t hear you come in.”After a moment or two, she tilts her head to the side, narrowing her eyes at me, and waves her hand toward the sofa, gesturing to me to take a seat.“I’m not staying long.”“As I suspected. You have come to give me a piece of your mind about our phone call earlier, haven't you?” She sighs tiresomely. “Well, come on th

Last Updated : 2023-01-18

Blurred Lines.

When I hear a soft knock on my front door, I stop shoving sneakers that I seldom wear into the back of my closet. Time has ticked by quickly, and I’ve managed to rush around the house to give it a quick clean before I leave.I mean… I can’t be the only one who thinks that there is nothing worse than returning home after a lengthy absence to find it in a state of disorder.Rising to my feet, I wipe the beads of sweat from my nape with a sigh and twist my torso from side to side to work out the knots.Turning the brass handle, I pull the door open, expecting to see Tobias.“Kip?” I blurt out, shocked to see him here and a little disappointed that it’s not Tobias.— What is wrong with me? Tobias should be the last man I’d ever want to see. But he’s not, and it’s really starting to fuck with my sanity —“Hey, Keri…” Kip drawls my name out seductively and I let it slide as he looks a little sheepish while he nervously scratches his jaw.“Oh… what are you doing here? Shit… Is everything oka

Last Updated : 2023-01-19

I Don't Like To Share.

The look of shock that stains Kips’ face doesn’t surprise me. It’s a reaction that I am expecting to witness frequently in the next coming days. I don’t expect people to understand or be thrilled that I’ve married Tobias because I can relate to their feelings. But I do expect them to respect my decision and support me along the way if they truly do care about me and want to remain in my life. I just don’t have enough headspace or the emotional capacity to carry more dead weight on my shoulders; anchoring me down as they choose to tear me apart and talk about me behind my back. Why? Because I already have a judge, jury, and prosecutor in my life named Ava. And her cruel nature along with her actions has not only driven me to marry Tobias but, it’s also stripped me bare of my self-confidence and trust. I am not the woman I once strived to be. I don’t think I am half of that woman, either. “Well, love, aren’t you going to show him your ring?” Tobias’s voice resonates through the ro

Last Updated : 2023-01-25

Naked Truths.

“So, what inspired you to open and run your own bakery, spitfire?” Tobias breaks the awkward silence between us as we eat dinner. After Kip had left, I quickly gathered my things and stormed out of the house with Tobias hot on my heels. He didn't say anything, he simply picked up his pace and opened the back passenger door of the SUV. He waited till I got inside, sliding in after me, and then he told the driver to fetch my belongings and to be sure to lock the house up behind him. Fast forward two hours later and we are sitting down, eating dinner together. I pause with my fork full of pasta touching my bottom lip, and I look up, meeting Tobias’s curious gaze. Clearing my throat, I place my fork back down on my plate and wrap my fingers around the delicate stem of my wine glass, twirling it around in circles.“Well, if you can remember when you used to come and stay with us, I loved to bake and pour my emotions into whatever it was that I was making,” I reply nonchalantly.“I d

Last Updated : 2023-01-27

If You Were Anyone Else.

Clearing my throat, I sit upright in my chair, tucking the loose tendrils that have fallen across my eyes behind my ear. My pulse quickens and my inner goddess roars to life. The promising look in Tobias’s eyes makes my body shiver deliciously all the way to my toes. How does he do it? How does he make me feel like I’m the only woman he sees when he looks at me like that? And how can my body ache in response to his crude words, which effortlessly flow over my burning flesh like sin-drenched silk that causes my nipples to harden against the fabric of my top? “You have a way with words that always leaves me flabbergasted, Tobias,” I whisper gently, unable to make eye contact with him. “Too much of a naked truth for you to handle, spitfire?” He growls with an underlay of amusement coating his words. Lifting my head, I meet his heated gaze. “Everything about you is too much for me to handle. The truth. The lies. The secrets… Me being here with you in the flesh. None of this make

Last Updated : 2023-01-31

My Pride And Joy.

“Your radiator overheated, and it caused your hose to burst. I’ve replaced the hose for you, and I’ve bridged it for you as well- removing any air bubbles. In all honesty, you are lucky that your engine didn’t catch fire. When was the last time you had your oil changed?” The mechanic known as Angel asks me with a look of disbelief smeared across his aging features.I bite my lower lip. “I asked Joe from One Smart Auto to change it when I took my car in to get warranted,” I reply with my brows drawing together. “He charged me three hundred dollars in the end because he told me that I needed my spotlights changed and a wheel alignment.”Angel scoffs, shaking his head as he wipes his oil-glazed hands on the rag that’s tucked inside his pocket. “That man needs to be shut down. I can tell you right now, darling, he didn’t change your oil nor did he replace your spotlights with new bulbs. He did you dirty, and you’re not the only one he’s ripped off this week.”“I’m not?” I ask surprised wi

Last Updated : 2023-02-01

I Ache For You.

“Keri, love. Can I have a word before you open?” Mrs. Brown's soft-spoken voice reaches me as I pull the door to my bakery open. “Yes, of course, Mrs. Brown. You know I always have time for you.” Removing the key from the lock, I spin around and make my way to where Mrs. Brown is standing, shoving the key into my bag. I also try not to be distracted by the scent of Tobias's cologne, which is being carried away by the whisper of a breeze that brushes past me. “Kip told me what happened last night,” Mrs. Brown begins with a hint of bitterness coating her words. “I will admit that it was me who put him up to the idea of asking you out. It took some badgering on my behalf to get his confidence up. But never in my days would I have suggested such an act if I had known that you married the same man who tried to evict you, straight after you found out that your boyfriend got your evil little sister pregnant.” My heart grows heavy at her use of her words, and I start to feel offended by th

Last Updated : 2023-02-01

Family Betrayal.

TOBIAS:I stride out of the bakery, sensing Keri’s gaze following me out the door. It’s heated. Confused. Curious.I am not certain if she has taken my statement seriously, but by the time the sun sets and our conversation concludes, she will realise how genuine it is.Not to sound like a cocky bastard, but I do intend to claim her tonight. To have her withering beneath me. Moaning my name incoherently as she tumbles over the edge time and time again.I want to drown in her arousal, grow deaf from her screams of ecstasy, and submit to her every desire.It is time for me to take control of my life and reclaim what is rightfully mine, and Keri Landry is mine. I will be the first to admit that I am a self-absorbed jerk who has spent his entire existence lost in the shadows of my nightmares, frantically searching for her.Our differences make us comparable to oil and water. But if we can resolve our differences, we will be explosive. Setting everything on fire that we come into contac

Last Updated : 2023-02-02

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