Darper Danver: The Complete First Series by Amy Cross

Author:Amy Cross [Cross, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Ghosts
Amazon: B00FYXPW06
Publisher: Dark Season Books
Published: 2013-11-11T05:00:00+00:00

Fisher Benhauser

"Are you sure you have to go to work today?" Edie asks, pressing her naked body against mine under the sheets. "You have to take a day off sometime. Why not today? My mother's got Donovan and we can do whatever we want." She runs a hand across my bare chest before kissing my shoulder. "We don't even have to get out of bed. We could just stay here and enjoy ourselves. When was the last time we had some time like this?"

"We need the money," I reply, kissing the top of her head. "I can't turn the overtime down. You understand, right?"

"But you're working all the time," she continues, before planting a couple of kisses on my chest. "We have to have a life too, Fisher. We have to reward ourselves for all our good behavior."

"If I don't take the overtime," I reply, "someone else will, and then it'll be harder to get more when I need it."

She kisses my shoulder again. "You've been weird for the past few days," she says after a moment. "I can tell something's on your mind, and..." She pauses, and it's clear that there's something on her mind. Worse still, I'm pretty sure I know what has been bothering her, and this is a conversation I really don't want to have right now. "Tell me it's not that girl," she says eventually. "Tell me Cassie Briggs hasn't got you all worked up."

"It's nothing to do with Cassie," I reply. That's not true, of course, but I know better than to tell my wife the whole story. As far as she's concerned, Cassie's just an old flame who got into trouble and went away. If she knew what really happened, my marriage would probably be over and I doubt I'd ever be able to see my son again. "It's just work," I continue. "I know that's probably hard to believe, but it's the truth. They're cutting hours all over the place, and I really need to show Cooper that I'm keen." I place a hand on her bare belly. "Especially with baby number two on the way next year."

"I know she meant something to you," Edie continues, "but -"

"That was in the past," I reply. "It was nothing. We were just friends."

"You were more than friends," she points out. "Don't lie to me, Fisher."

"Fine," I say with a sigh, "we were more than friends, but it was nothing compared to the feelings I have for you." I pause, feeling a nagging doubt at the back of my mind. Still, I have to convince Edie that I'm telling the truth. "You're my wife," I continue. "You're the mother of my son, soon to be the mother of our second child, and I love you." I watch as a faint smile returns to her face. "The past is the past. All that matters is how you and I feel right now. I don't care about anyone else. I mean, you dated people before you met me, right?"

"Is that what you and Cassie Briggs were doing all those years ago?" she asks.

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