Pretend: The Neighbor from Hell Prequel by Mathewson R.L

Author:Mathewson, R.L.
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798985033243
Publisher: Rerum Carta Industries, Inc.
Published: 2023-03-03T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21

“That’s not funny, Eric,” Morgan whispered hollowly.

“I’m not laughing,” Eric said softly.

Nodding slowly, Morgan said, “We’re done here,” as she pushed him out of her way so that she could climb off the bureau and-

She was done.

She never should have come here, never should have gone to that rehearsal dinner, and she never should have-

“Wait,” Eric said, picking her up and placed her back on the bureau as he slowly exhaled. “I’m fucking this up.”

“I’m not interested in being your rebound,” Morgan bit out, moving to climb back off the bureau so that she could kick him, grab her bags, kick him again, and get in the truck and drive to Florida, where she would spend the rest of her life struggling against the urge to get back in that damn truck and drive back up here so that she could kick him again. She-

“You’re not a rebound,” Eric said softly as he leaned in and kissed her forehead. “I just…I just need a minute to figure this out.”

He’d definitely lost his mind.

That was the only thing that could explain why he’d dragged her along on this trip, only to mope, pout, and go into a catatonic stage before dragging her back here so that he could trade Baker House for this incredibly beautiful house that she loved more than anything and then do…whatever it was that this was.

She opened her mouth, only to close it, clear her throat and decide to stay where she was when he pushed away from the bureau with a muttered, “Fucking Theo,” and began pacing back and forth and-

“Fuck!”

-decided that it was probably for the best to stay where she was until after he finished his nervous breakdown.

“You’re not a rebound,” Eric said, reaching up to rub his hands roughly down his face before dropping his hands away. “Just…fuck. You’re not a rebound.”

“Eric,” Morgan began, pausing to slowly exhale so that she could force the words out, “you were engaged to another woman less than a week ago, and now, you’re scared.”

“I’m fucking terrified,” he admitted with a humorless chuckle, “but it’s not what you think.”

“Eric, I-”

“Fuck it,” Eric said as he stopped pacing and found his way back to her. “You’re not a rebound and I’m not afraid that I’ve fucked up my life. I know what I want, Morgan. I want to spend the next month fixing this incredibly beautiful house that my great-grandfather built with you and while we’re doing that, I want to forget that the rest of the world exists and find out just how good this thing between us could be.”

When she opened her mouth to argue, Eric stopped her with another achingly sweet brush of his lips that left her struggling to focus. “If you can honestly tell me that you’ve never thought about us, never wondered what it would be like between us, then I’ll drop it, and we’ll fix this house and move on, but the choice is up to you, Morgan.”

“You can believe

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