Ripple Effect by Jerald Tracey

Author:Jerald, Tracey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tracey Jerald
Published: 2020-02-02T16:00:00+00:00

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Calhoun

Year Two - Nine Years Ago from Present Day

“I could stay just like this forever,” I tell my wife honestly. I trail my fingers over the smooth curve of her hip that’s been exposed during our lovemaking. With a grin, I ask, “We can have food delivered to our bed, right? That can be considered special instructions on our to-go order.”

Libby rolls onto her back as she laughs hysterically. Even though I love I evoked my favorite sound in the world from her, right now she’s too far away. “C’mere.” I pull her back so her curves are nestled against my body and her head lies against my heart. “You realize everyone thinks we’re on a tropical island somewhere,” I begin.

Libby rolls onto her stomach and pushes up on an elbow. “That’s because we couldn’t decide on time for you to give work enough notice. I would have been happy with that small island off the coast of Africa.”

Yeah, if I wanted to worry the whole time about the intel that crossed my desk about two months ago. Without an ounce of remorse, I smooth my hand over her ass before giving it a smack to distract from an argument I thought we’d already buried.

“Hey!” Libby cries out indignantly, reaching back to rub the stinging spot.

“I was just letting you feel what it would have been like to have received all the shots you would have needed for that trip.” I slip on an innocent look that my wife scoffs at.

“As much as I hate to admit it”—a smile tugs at the edges of my mouth as Libby speaks—“I love the idea that everyone thinks we just decided to go back to the Caymans. At least this way we can stay here and still answer the barrage of questions about what we did.”

“If they know us half as well as they claim they do, they should assume we’re doing exactly what we’re about to do,” I mutter.

“Which is?” Libby flutters her lashes coquettishly at me.

“This.” Right before I roll her onto her back and proceed to demonstrate how years into our marriage, she still sets my blood on fire.

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