The Life We Had : A Second Chance Romance (The Life We Share Book 2) by Colleen Young

Author:Colleen Young [Young, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

ERIN

On Monday, two days after my date with Kyle, I have to force myself to concentrate. I’ve been daydreaming in and out about Friday night. We didn’t just make love one time; we did it again and again, each time increasing in passion. We were like two people making up for lost time. Two people desperate to drink each other up.

My intercom light lights up, and I press the button, curious. I don’t have any appointments scheduled.

“Hey Erin, uh… Your ex.. er, Kyle is here.”

“Please send him through.”

My heart skips a beat as my insides swirl. Kyle opens the door and enters. He’s in a blue shirt and tweed blazer; his skin glowing, his smile wide, eyes shimmering. Shimmering with warmth and love.

He strides across my office and behind my desk. I realize I haven’t moved since he entered my space, the flutters in my stomach keeping me frozen. He kneels next to my desk chair and spins it to face him. Spreading my legs wide, he crawls in between them. He wraps his hand around the back of my neck and pulls our faces together, resting his cheekbone against mine. He inhales sharply, and I realize I’m doing the same—inhaling him, the faint smell of his cologne, the gentle scent of his fabric softener.

“I can’t stop thinking about you.” His whisper seems unreal, as if it might disappear.

I keep my eyes closed. I can hear my heart beating in my ears. “I can’t stop either. I can’t work.”

“I had to come and see if it was all a dream.”

My stomach flips. “It wasn’t...” I mumble. But all of a sudden, it all becomes too real. I’m letting my guard down, and he’s going to break me. How does this end? Because it will end. It already did.

I stiffen, and the air seems to change. He backs away, leaning back on his heels as if sensing it. His fingers grip my lower arms, pinning them in place.

“No, no, no. Erin, please.”

Tightening my jaw, I slide my chair away from him, leaving him on his knees. I pace as my thoughts come shooting from all directions.

“What are we doing?” I mutter as if the spell has finally been broken. What am I doing? This is dangerous and idiotic. Our kids will never forgive us if we drag them through all this again. “I can’t believe I let you talk me into all of this.”

He stands up, arching an eyebrow. “I talked you into what exactly?”

“Into all of it. We were fine. I was fine, you were fine, the kids were fine. We did it; we owned divorce. Now… now… This is bad. This is going to be so bad.”

“Why?”

“You!” I shout loud enough for my assistant to have heard, but I don’t care.

“Me?” He points to his chest like he doesn’t understand. “Erin—I don’t want to be good at divorce. I want to be good at love and marriage.”

“Well, we tried. We were bad at it. Our chance has come and gone.

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