Lie to Me by Lisa Lace

Author:Lisa Lace [Lace, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-24T16:00:00+00:00

Laura

Sifting through the third bag, I come up empty-handed. We have been home for a few months now, and I have yet to unpack completely. Since our return, I’ve been even busier than before.

Before we left, I was still living alone. Although we were traveling together for just under two months, it has been an adjustment to move in with Maxwell and Bella. I feel like I’m living in another city, for one thing. And if that wasn’t enough, I’ve had to hit the ground running since we got back. There is always one crisis after another to deal with at work, and then I have Bella to look after as well. I’m not sure where I stand with Maxwell either, which adds to the mental load that I’m carrying around with me.

“Did you get that email?” Sam knocks on the door while he talks. His eyebrows are raised, and he waggles them the way he does to Bella when she’s being stubborn and he wants to cheer her up.

I give him a half smile. “I did. I just replied to him.”

“You’re an angel.” He grins. “What’s up? Aren’t you supposed to be working from home today?”

It’s interesting to me how Sam never mentions Max in relation to me. He doesn’t seem to acknowledge our relationship at all. Had he not attended our brief ceremony, I would assume he didn’t know about it.

“I was going to, but there were a few things that I had to come in for anyway, so I’m making it a half-day,” I explain. “Bella has a ballet recital today too, so I need to take off early to take her to that.”

“Oh, I see.” Sam glances back toward Max’s office. “It explains why he’s in a rush to leave. I’ll go take care of my end of that email; you let me know when you’re leaving so I can watch for any others incoming. I can’t be as quick as you, but I can try.” He winks as he leaves.

I watch him go and wonder why he hasn’t mentioned any girlfriends or even expressed interest in anyone. Not that I expect him to confide in me, but I find it odd that he’s still single because he’s funny, attractive, and wealthy to boot. I notice several women in the office eyeing him, but he never gives them attention beyond what is necessary for work.

A movement catches my eye, and I see Max talking to a woman from Riley’s floor. She’s standing close to him and touching his arm while she leans in and laughs. I feel jealousy rise up inside me, but I push it away. I don’t have any right to feel jealous about someone who is with me for some predetermined amount of time.

I must be staring at her hard because she notices me. But she doesn’t have the decency to remove her hand from my husband’s arm.

My husband. Where did that come from? I never think of him in those terms, and doing so now makes me feel odd.

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