All I Know by Tamara Lush

Author:Tamara Lush [Lush, Tamara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-11T16:00:00+00:00

Twelve

Damien

Kate sits up. The sheet slips from her chest, exposing her gorgeous tits. My gaze falters because I can’t ever tear my eyes from her naked body.

Whenever I’m around her, I’m distracted by her beauty. Because of this, I probably should have made my proposal after she put on clothes, so there would be less of a chance I’d make a fool of myself.

Too late for that.

“Hey.” There’s an edge to her voice.

“Sorry.” I raise my eyes. “What did you ask?”

I lick my lips. This isn’t going the way I thought it would. The idea of marriage was a solid one, I believed. It would solve so many problems for her. It would prove how much I care for her, instantly. And it would leave her set for life in case anything happens while I’m on assignment in Syria.

But the way she’s staring at me, with eyes that are huge and hard, catches me off guard. It’s jarring me out of the safe cocoon I’m normally in when I’m with Kate. Usually, the hours with her are wrapped in a hazy, happiness-tinged hue, and I can forget about all the awful shit I’ve seen in Mosul and Baghdad and all the shit I’m about to see in Syria. But her glare is bringing me back to reality, and it’s not pleasant.

Suddenly, the room seems too bright. Kate likes to open the curtains at dawn, and I climb out of bed and walk to the window. With a yank of the cord, I draw the drapes half-shut.

“I thought I’d try to help you.” I climb back in bed.

“Help me or pity me?” she snaps.

“Help you.” My voice is sharper than I intend.

God, women are so confusing. Kate is so confusing.

Then it dawns on me: perhaps I shouldn’t have sprung this on her first thing in the morning, right before I’m about to leave. I should’ve said something last night, but Kate and I practically devoured each other the moment she stepped into the room (as always).

Then we got to watching a Marvel movie, and we had sex a second time. That left me satisfied and exhausted, and we fell asleep in each other’s arms.

This proposal was too abrupt this morning. That’s it.

“You told me you were denied for prescription help coverage. You said you were having a difficult time finding an affordable insurance plan. Your treatment is expensive and necessary. Your pills are expensive and critical. I don’t see the problem with getting married. Hang on, let me tell Mom I’ll be late.”

I reach for my phone on the nightstand and tap out a quick text to Mom. When I look up, Kate’s put on her tank top and underwear. She leans back against the gold-quilted headboard and crosses her arms over her delicious breasts. I have to move back a couple of feet so I don’t try to hug her close.

I don’t think she wants to be hugged right now, and I need to respect that. I pull the sheet over my hips.

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