Mine: A Romantic Suspense Thriller (A Back to Me Series Book 2) by Brittany Taylor

Author:Brittany Taylor [Taylor, Brittany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-21T16:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

Logan

The gum wall surprised me.

On the drive over, Lena had joked about the amount of germs that the walls could possibly be riddled with but had agreed to lay her mark on the wall with me. I laughed, reveling in the way Lena had changed in the past four hours. She had allowed small glimpses of herself throughout the day, even when we had stopped to eat lunch at a restaurant near the market. Unwillingly, my eyes diverted to the smoothie cart Natalie and I had been to the last time I was here, regretting every moment I spent with her. I began to question her true motives for working at the restaurant. Was she only working there to get close to me? Was she really the person Max had thought her to be? I didn’t know what I would find out if I dug deeper, but I knew I needed to start somewhere, and Max was a good place.

Guilt weighed heavily on me ever since Natalie kissed me. I knew the kiss wasn’t by choice and I didn’t ask for it but I still felt as if I had betrayed Lena in some way. I didn’t want Lena to know what happened between Natalie and me in fear that she would retreat even further from me than she already had. I was being selfish. Fully aware that every second that passed without telling Lena about Natalie was only making the situation worse. I simply needed more time. Time to sort out how I was going to handle going back to work, knowing what Natalie had done.

My marriage was riding on a thin tightrope. I didn’t want to give Lena a reason to let go completely.

Being at the market also reminded me of the eerie feeling I had of being followed. I tried to conceal my worry from Lena, forcing myself not to look over my shoulder everywhere we went. There was a possibility that the person I felt was following me was Natalie. That theory was quickly ruled out when I remembered Natalie was there that day at the market. There was someone else, lurking behind the groups of crowds, blending in unnoticed.

The crowds were fuller than the last time I was here. Summer was ending which in turn drew more tourists. I hoped by bringing Lena to a more public area that my suspicion of being followed would decrease. My worry only grew worse.

I try to spend the rest of the night with Lena like I had this morning. Putting all my energy into working on us.

When we go to bed, she curls up against me, pressing her back to my chest. I wrap my arm around her, pressing my palm to her stomach. She moans against her pillow, sliding her legs between mine.

“Thank you for today. I needed that.”

“Me too.” I press my lips to the back of her neck. Her soft hair smells like her favorite mint shampoo. I inhale, breathing her in.

“Are you sniffing my hair?” She halfway turns her head, looking over her shoulder.

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