Swimming Naked by Laura Branchflower

Author:Laura Branchflower [Branchflower, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Laura Branchflower
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Lina was in the midst of cleaning the kitchen when Phil told her he was taking Liam home. “I’ll be back in twenty minutes.”

“Phil?” Lina called as he disappeared into the mudroom.

“Yes?” He stepped back out into the kitchen. Liam was straddling his side, once again bundled in his coat.

“You’re going to leave without letting me say goodbye to him?”

“I didn’t think you cared.”

“Of course I care.” She squeezed Liam’s hand. A vision of Kim came to Lina’s mind. “I’m coming with you,” she said, deciding in that moment that she didn’t want Phil alone with Kim when he was clearly still upset with her.

“What?” Phil frowned. “Why?”

“Because I want to. I want to see where they live.”

“Lina—”

“I’m coming with you,” she insisted.

“He’s asleep,” Lina said less than a minute into their drive.

“Katie wore him out,” Phil said.

Lina’s gaze shifted from Liam to Phil as she settled back in her seat. “I’m sorry for snapping at you earlier. He was upset, and I think I internalized some of his feelings.”

“It’s fine.” His hands tightened on the steering wheel.

“No. It’s not fine. I don’t like the distance I felt between us tonight. I don’t want to go back there.”

He placed one of his hands on her thigh. “We’re not going back anywhere.”

She slid her palm over the back of his hand. “You were mad at me during dinner.”

“No. I was frustrated at the situation. I wasn’t mad at you.”

“Logan will eventually come around. Liam has a charm to him that pulls you in.”

“Does he?”

“He’s endearing,” Lina said. “Logan won’t be immune to it. Look at Katie. She’s crazy about him.”

“I didn’t see that one coming.” He squeezed her thigh. “Thanks for sticking around tonight.”

“It was better. The first time was more of a shock. It’s hard knowing…” She trailed off, not wanting to mention Kim.

“I know.”

He turned off the highway onto a winding road leading back through the luxury town house community. For the first time since leaving their house, Lina regretted her decision to accompany him. She didn’t want to be anywhere near Kim.

“Are you okay?” Phil asked.

“I asked to come.”

“That’s her place on the end. The one with the red bricks. I’ll just be a minute,” he said as he put the car in park.

There was a tree in the front yard, but with the branches bare of leaves, Lina had a clear view of the front door. Her heartbeat accelerated as he reached the porch. She hadn’t seen Kim since she’d run into her at the wedding of one of Phil’s associates. She’d been pregnant with Phil’s child at the time. The door opened before he knocked. Lina’s stomach clenched as soon as Kim came into view. Despite the winter temperatures, she was wearing compression shorts and a tank top, her lean body on full display. She’d clearly lost all her baby weight. She looked incredibly fit and more beautiful than Lina remembered. It was going to take a long time to erase this image of Kim from her mind.

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