Love Changes Everything (Romance on the Go Book 0) by Peri Elizabeth Scott

Author:Peri Elizabeth Scott [Scott, Peri Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2018-05-20T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“It’s like he’s a different person. I mean, he’s closer to the Beck I first met, but he’s … more serious or something.”

“You live like a mouse for months and then it’s like you’ve stepped into an alternate reality and your life has gone insane.”

As a description of the past few days, it fit. Grace told her friend, “I’m still trapped.”

“Why don’t you let him pay for your place? It’s the least he can do.”

“I don’t want to owe him anything. And it feels bizarre.”

Charity laughed. “He owes you big time. Take the money and run.”

“I don’t know. It feels underhanded. And Beckett is treating me like a person. Not that I’m changing my mind,” she added hurriedly.

“You’ve leveled the playing field. He sees you as an equal, would be my guess.”

“A poor equal,” she retorted. “I’m dependent on him, and even if he pays my rent, I’m still dependent.”

“But you’ll be living separately. And you can always get divorced once you get your money.”

She lay back on the bed and stared at the ceiling, tucking her phone between her chin and shoulder. “That’s nearly five years away. And I wanted to implement an idea.”

“What kind of idea?”

“I’ve been dabbling with a clothing line.”

“No kidding. That’s great!”

“I’m dabbling, Charity. Key word. I’ve done some online courses and have the feel for design, I think. Probably comes from hearing all about fabrics growing up.” And hanging on Beckett’s every word—in the early days.

“What’s the line?”

“Maternity.”

“Oh, honey. I guess I thought maybe infant or toddler wear.”

“Not high fashion?” Grace was under no misapprehension as to her style—or lack of it. But she had strong opinions on comfort, versatility, and looking nice while your body changed in ways one couldn’t imagine—for a reasonable price.

They laughed together before she sobered. “He’s downstairs, now. Working in his study. Jenna brings stuff that he needs but it seems he really can deal with most things from here. The job was more of a way to avoid me.” When he wasn’t wanting to have sex with her. She idly wondered if he’d actually been faithful but dismissed it. Beckett was sexual enough to have it off with her and three other women on the same day.

Charity was quiet for a moment, no doubt hearing the pain in her voice. “So he’s serious about making sure you don’t spend long periods of time alone.”

“Too little, too late,” she muttered. “He hid away from me in his office for months.” And spent the evenings doing God knows what.

“What was that?”

“I said Beckett can’t make up for lost time. I needed him a long time ago. And I still don’t know what I’m going to do.”

“Are you feeling okay?”

“Well, I still want to go down for a nap like a toddler every afternoon, food repels me unless it’s a certain color, texture, or chocolate, which I can’t have, and I cry at the drop of a hat, but I’m good.” The ultrasound had established nothing to worry about, and her due date was calculated to be just before Christmas.

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