at her. “I am starting to see how you and I could be an item.” Cori didn’t answer or even move. Too many different thoughts and too many different emotions were crowding into her mind to offer anything more than a blubbering sputter. He leaned down and kissed her lips, gently. It was familiar, and unfamiliar, which unfortunately made it exciting. “What do you say we continue what we started in the office?”
She felt him shift against her and he moved in for another kiss. At the last second she pulled her face away. “No.”
“No?” He smiled. “Why not? I’m your husband, aren’t I?” He whispered and kissed her neck.
“No, you aren’t,” she said pushing him off and rolling away before he could pull her back. “My husband is reserved, patient, and foolishly in love with me.” She stood up and dusted herself off, even though the floor was always impossibly clean. He did the same. “You’re just curious. Maybe I’m a good lay since I already know every inch of your body.” He tipped his brow to that, but she ignored it. “You are Ethan Xavier Pierce, but you are not my husband. It might be easier just to forget that, but I have every intention of going back to him. I’m not entirely sure this constitutes cheating, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to sleep with a man that doesn’t love me.”
“Huh, that is interesting,” Ethan said.
The door to the gym opened and Danato, Belus, and Gypsy filed in. Cori added more distance between her and Ethan. Despite nothing really being interrupted, her face burned with embarrassment. Danato eyed the situation and gave Ethan a stern look of disappointment. Ethan only offered him a shrug.
“Well,” Cori looked to Belus. He was still being cautious of her by keeping a good distance from her. She wasn’t used to seeing Belus unsure of himself. It worried her. “What’s the verdict?” When Belus didn’t offer an answer she turned to Danato.
“We will need to run some tests. You will need to remain confined.”
Cori cursed under her breath and walked a few steps away. She bolted back to them clenching her teeth and fists. “Just take me to the damn…” She stopped herself and pulled back again. Getting angry wasn’t going to make them trust her more.
Then again what would.
“No actually,” she reversed once again taking back her temporary aphasia to face her would be opponents and shake her finger in their faces. “I’m not going to let you three bulldoze my objective. I have offered you plenty of proof starting with my direct knowledge of the existence of this place, let alone knowing details of your lives, but if you want to get more intimate…” Cori glanced back at Ethan who was no more entertained by this display than any other she had put on.
“…Danato you live in a living house, with hunter lodge décor that I detest, but can’t help but call home. You get your newspapers in bulk each month, but they might as well be bedtime stories, because every other night you fall asleep with one in your lap. Your chili is way too sweet, but Ethan loves it, so I hold my tongue. You are fastidious and clean to the point of OCD, but I’ve learned to comply. You use too much salt, and by the looks of your belly, no one has been making heart healthy meals for you.” Danato touched his belly that was a little more stuffing than a teddy bear of his size ought to have.
“You brought me here over two years ago and I fought you every day for months. Your thunder clap scolding’s still make my knees shake, but I don’t know anyone who has cared for me or protected me as earnestly as you have, including my birth father.” Cori paused to let him feel that comparison before moving on to Belus.
“Belus I wish I knew more about you, but the truth is every ounce of personality that you’ve revealed to me has either been accidental or unwillingly extricated from your stubborn antisocial grip. All I can tell you is that I’ve disappointed you
She felt him shift against her and he moved in for another kiss. At the last second she pulled her face away. “No.”
“No?” He smiled. “Why not? I’m your husband, aren’t I?” He whispered and kissed her neck.
“No, you aren’t,” she said pushing him off and rolling away before he could pull her back. “My husband is reserved, patient, and foolishly in love with me.” She stood up and dusted herself off, even though the floor was always impossibly clean. He did the same. “You’re just curious. Maybe I’m a good lay since I already know every inch of your body.” He tipped his brow to that, but she ignored it. “You are Ethan Xavier Pierce, but you are not my husband. It might be easier just to forget that, but I have every intention of going back to him. I’m not entirely sure this constitutes cheating, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to sleep with a man that doesn’t love me.”
“Huh, that is interesting,” Ethan said.
The door to the gym opened and Danato, Belus, and Gypsy filed in. Cori added more distance between her and Ethan. Despite nothing really being interrupted, her face burned with embarrassment. Danato eyed the situation and gave Ethan a stern look of disappointment. Ethan only offered him a shrug.
“Well,” Cori looked to Belus. He was still being cautious of her by keeping a good distance from her. She wasn’t used to seeing Belus unsure of himself. It worried her. “What’s the verdict?” When Belus didn’t offer an answer she turned to Danato.
“We will need to run some tests. You will need to remain confined.”
Cori cursed under her breath and walked a few steps away. She bolted back to them clenching her teeth and fists. “Just take me to the damn…” She stopped herself and pulled back again. Getting angry wasn’t going to make them trust her more.
Then again what would.
“No actually,” she reversed once again taking back her temporary aphasia to face her would be opponents and shake her finger in their faces. “I’m not going to let you three bulldoze my objective. I have offered you plenty of proof starting with my direct knowledge of the existence of this place, let alone knowing details of your lives, but if you want to get more intimate…” Cori glanced back at Ethan who was no more entertained by this display than any other she had put on.
“…Danato you live in a living house, with hunter lodge décor that I detest, but can’t help but call home. You get your newspapers in bulk each month, but they might as well be bedtime stories, because every other night you fall asleep with one in your lap. Your chili is way too sweet, but Ethan loves it, so I hold my tongue. You are fastidious and clean to the point of OCD, but I’ve learned to comply. You use too much salt, and by the looks of your belly, no one has been making heart healthy meals for you.” Danato touched his belly that was a little more stuffing than a teddy bear of his size ought to have.
“You brought me here over two years ago and I fought you every day for months. Your thunder clap scolding’s still make my knees shake, but I don’t know anyone who has cared for me or protected me as earnestly as you have, including my birth father.” Cori paused to let him feel that comparison before moving on to Belus.
“Belus I wish I knew more about you, but the truth is every ounce of personality that you’ve revealed to me has either been accidental or unwillingly extricated from your stubborn antisocial grip. All I can tell you is that I’ve disappointed you
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