B00BR2BOUU EBOK by K.M. Golland

and hurt to it.
    He rested his cheek on my knee and resembled a pleading puppy.
“I love you, Alexis. I’ve never loved anyone like I love you, and one day I
hope you’ll become my wife.” Oh, okay, you can’t get any more clarity than
that. A lump formed in my throat, and my eyes began to flood. I think the
built-up hurt I was feeling, was not only from the realisation I knew nothing
about him, and that Chelsea was his ex, but it was also from ending a 12 year
marriage I thought was rock solid. I couldn’t contain myself any longer, and
tears began to stream down my face. “Hunny don’t cry, I’m sorry.” He knelt
higher and touched my face gently.
    “No, I’m sorry. It’s just, I don’t know anything about
myself anymore. Up until a few weeks ago, I was in what I thought was a happy
marriage, and now I’m here in a private jet on the way to God knows where, with
a man I’m in love with and know nothing about.” I put my head in my hands. He
stood up, took my hands away from my face, and pulled me up.
    “Come over here.” He led me to the three-seater lounge and
sat down, then patted his thigh as an invitation to sit. I obliged and curled
into his lap.
    “Okay Hunny, we have six hours. What do you want to know?
And by the way, we are going to Uluru.”

 
    CHAPTER
FOUR
    Uluru, Ayers Rock! Oh wow, I’ve always wanted to go
there. He could not have discovered this by creepy research, as I didn’t
think I had ever actually made it known that I wanted to go there. Then again,
the question of how he was always able to gather such personal information about
me remained a mystery. Therefore, I could not entirely rule out the trip to the
red centre was a result of me wanting to go there.
    “Why Uluru?”
    “I’ve never been, and neither have you. I thought you could
add this to your list of firsts with me.” He really was quite thoughtful and
sweet, even if it had a small element of his mysterious creepy research. I
wiped my eyes and nose and sniffed the remnants of my outpouring of emotion.
    “Sounds wonderful, thank you, but tell me Bryce...How do you
know so much about me? How do you know I haven’t been there before? How do you
do your creepy research?”
    A small smile crept in at the corner of his mouth. “A
magician never reveals his secrets, Ms. Summers.”
    “You’re not a freaking magician, so spill.”
    “I’ve told you before. Lucy.” Grrrr. I sighed in exhaustion,
I didn’t want to argue, or fight, or worry anymore, I felt somewhat deflated. “Alexis
Hunny, you need to understand this is new for me as well. I want to tell you
everything you want to know, and I want you to feel that you know me inside and
out too. Screwing this up is not an option for me. I will not lose you.” He
pressed my head to his chest and ran his hand down the side of my face. I
don’t want to lose you, either.
    “Bryce, all I can fathom right now is that I have a week to
share with you unconditionally. My children are happy at Mum and Dad’s, and
safely away from all the shit. I’m not ready to confront Rick yet, and I won’t
be for some time, so this week is what we have right now.” I pulled away from
his chest to look into his eyes. “I honestly do not know what is going to
happen in the long run, but what I do know, is I will have to go back home and
dissect what Rick’s infidelity means for me and my children. I couldn’t
possibly be with him again knowing he had cheated on me so long ago, and never
saying a word about it until now. And anyway, he won’t want to be with me
either, knowing that I have fallen for you. This is the only thing I can
comprehend right now, but I have to consider what it will do for my children. They
are first and foremost my priority.”
    “Hunny, I understand you need to sort out what is best for
you and the kids. The thing is, I am what’s best for you, and I will do
whatever I can to make you realise that. This is not just some one week
whirlwind romance to me,