Surprise Marriage: An Enemies to Lovers Accidental Marriage Romance (The Billionaire's Secret Book 2) by R. S. Elliot

Author:R. S. Elliot [Elliot, R. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Gabi

Why was he here?

Part of the allure of leaving for two days was to get away from Luke. I needed this time apart. I needed time to think about all the stupid things I had done for the sake of satisfying whatever desires Luke’s presence inspired.

This was not like me. I did not throw myself at men. I did not beg them to take me in elevators, nor did I fall desperate with a need for them just from one look thrown at me from across my kitchen.

He wanted to talk about the kiss. Hell, the kiss? He wanted to talk about us nearly screwing one another in an elevator. I left Vegas without even talking about it, completely ignoring it ever happened. I hadn’t even returned any of the messages he sent me about us needing to talk. Instead, I deftly maneuvered around it as if he had asked a different question altogether.

I didn’t want to examine my feelings for Luke. I didn’t want to dig deeper into a relationship that we could or couldn’t have. He would leave. That’s what Luke did.

He left to do whatever suited him, to fulfill whatever fantasies and dreams lay in his head. And none of those fantasies involved a long-term relationship with me. I was comfortable, someone to lean on in times of crisis. That’s what I had always been to Luke.

The wedding clearly resurrected feelings he wanted to stay buried, trying to avoid any semblance of emotions conjured by his own failed engagement. This fake dating schtick was supposed to make matters better, but we both floundered miserably at the deception. Not only was it confusing the hell out of me, but he was clearly suffering some of the daunting effects of the charade as well.

That’s all it is, I reminded myself. A charade. I could never let myself forget that.

I was all hopped up on puppy love, unable to see straight or think clearly. That must have been it. No one could ever be angry with a puppy in their arms.

I walked back into the house, steeling myself against any residual emotions. I had to stay strong. If I let Luke have even one inch of victory, I would never be able to pull myself together when he left. Just the thought of it, of having to go back to the way things were, brought a hard twinge to the center of my chest.

Good God. He hadn’t even left yet, and I already missed him.

This was even worse than I thought. How was I to spend a whole evening with him, alone with him in my apartment?

Luke sat on the kitchen floor. His long legs stretched out before him while Sultan flopped against him at his side. Luke scratched the puppy’s ear, lazily looking up to peer at me as I walked through the door.

He smiled, and I melted all over again.

No. I shook my head, closing my eyes to dislodge the overload of cuteness and emotions from my mind.

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