Until We Confess: A Spicy Contemporary Romance by Lilly Henderson

Author:Lilly Henderson [Henderson, Lilly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-11T16:00:00+00:00

That night, we drive to Ben’s childhood home, and conflicting emotions swirl inside me on our way into the suburbs. Ben has been tense the entire day, and even though he did his best to cover up his feelings, I felt his mood in every cell of my body.

A small part of me looks forward to tonight, though. It’ll be the first time I see where Ben grew up, and it uncovers another one of his layers. Opening up about his past is still difficult for him—for both of us. So I never pushed him to introduce me to his dad or show me where he spent his youth. As Ben explained earlier, I won’t meet his father tonight because he’s attending a weekly meeting, but I don’t mind. We’ll save it for another day.

As we walk up to the beautiful, small two-story house in the quiet neighborhood, I tighten my coat around my body. The chilly late-October air makes me shiver, and I grasp Ben’s hand, intertwining our fingers.

“You okay?”

I nod to his question before my gaze wanders. It’s hard to see much in the late evening darkness, but a few glowing street lamps illuminate a perfectly mowed front lawn and the path leading to the house’s small porch.

“I wish I had taken you here earlier, under different circumstances,” Ben mumbles, squeezing my hand.

“Ben, it’s okay.”

“I know; you keep saying that. Still, I’m sorry this is such a mess.”

I stop and make him turn to me. “Ben, really. It’s okay. I’ll meet your dad eventually. We’re both not that great at dealing with our parents. I haven’t told my mom about us either.”

After two months with Ben, I’m certain this is more than a fling and worth telling my parents about, but I don’t. My mom wouldn’t understand. In her head, my ex and I still have a chance because she loves him. I should tell her what happened, but I can’t bring myself to do it. I’m afraid that voicing my memories will tear open the old wounds.

“As you said,” I tell Ben, “it’s a mess, and complicated at that.”

His lips stretch into a soft smile—the first since this morning. I press a tender kiss on his mouth before we continue on our way. He rummages in his pocket for the key, but the front door opens, and a middle-aged man walks out. He’s tall, almost the same height as Ben’s six feet and two inches, with graying dark hair and a short full beard. The fine lines around his eyes deepen when he displays a dazzling smile.

“Ben,” he says. “What are you doing here?”

Ben rubs his neck. “Oh, um, we were in the neighborhood and wanted to say hi. Sorry to drop by unannounced.”

He waves his hand. “Don’t be silly. You can come by any time. Unfortunately, I’m, uh, meeting some friends, and I can’t reschedule.”

“Oh, that’s right, sorry,” Ben states before turning to me. “Amy, this is my dad. Dad, this is Amy.”

Ben’s dad stretches out his hand, his smile widening, and the resemblance to Aaron is uncanny with that beaming grin.

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