A Princess in Maine by Jen McLaughlin

Author:Jen McLaughlin [McLaughlin, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2017-07-02T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

I stared at Jeremy, not knowing what to do. He’d never gotten angry at me like this before. I loved Jeremy with all my heart, and normally I could talk him down from whatever he was feeling, but maybe I’d been doing it all wrong. If he felt I wasn’t in his corner…

Maybe I was just as bad at this marriage thing as my father.

I had no clue what to do or say right now, and it wasn’t a good feeling. I understood why he was upset with me, but I had been trying to protect him. In an ironic twist of fate, my over-cautiousness had landed me in a pool of trouble with my husband.

After a long period of silence, I broke it. “I love you, Jeremy.”

At first, I thought he wasn’t going to say it back. And that made me ready to kick some ass, because no matter how angry we were at one another, those words should never be left unsaid. “I love you, too, Chels, but you should have come to me. Reach out to Paul all you want, but I should have at least been included in the conversation.”

The pain in his voice knifed through my chest. I’d upset him, and it hurt. Tears blurred my vision, and I had no idea why. I wasn’t a crier. I could count on one hand the amount of times I’d cried. Maybe even half a hand. So why now? Why here? “I’m sorry, Jeremy. I just…” I swallowed, my vision blurring even more, and choked on a sob. “I just wanted to be sure.”

And then…I lost it.

Legit lost it.

His eyes widened with shock as I sobbed into my hand, covering my face. Within seconds, he was on the bed with me, and I was in his arms as he held me close. His mouth drifted over my cheeks, kissing the tears away, and his hands cradled my face tenderly.

For the first time in days, I felt safe.

“Chelsea. Shit. Don’t cry. Shh. Don’t cry.”

I hugged him, holding on tight, refusing to ever let go, and buried my face in his shoulder so he couldn’t see me. No one should ever see me like this. Weak. Lost. Pathetic. “I didn’t mean to cut you out. I was just…I’m sorry. Please don’t leave me.”

“Leave you?” he asked in horror. “I’d never leave you. You’ve always had me, and always will. You and me together forever.”

I nodded, swallowing a sob, and kissed him. I pulled him closer, and he gave me what I wanted most in this world. Him.

Without him, I was lost, like a tiny fish swimming in the middle of a frenzy of sharks, and just as defenseless. His mouth fused with mine, and his hands roamed over my body, chasing away all the fears, doubts, and pain. He kissed away everything that was bad in the world, and left only the good. Only him.

He broke the kiss off and trailed his mouth down my body, slipping his head between my thighs.

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