VITTORIO'S WOMAN (The Vittorio Series) by Kimberley Reeves

Author:Kimberley Reeves [Kimberley Reeves]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-01-14T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Lilly worked the calve muscles in Simon’s legs, her fingers deftly moving over his skin as they’d done countless times before, but her mind was a million miles away. Her cycle had been light, lasting barely two days, but that was understandable considering the stress she’d put herself under. That had been over a week ago, and though she’d felt the loneliness clear down to her bones, she hadn’t been able to sleep with Simon since. He tried to be patient but patience wasn’t a virtue Simon was long on, and after several days of having her refuse intimacy on any level, he’d fallen into a sullen mood and given up.

It was just as well, she told herself. It had been foolish of her to get into a relationship with him to begin with when she knew full well it would never go anywhere. On top of that, Lilly was still embarrassed over her emotional outburst. Simon was probably counting his lucky stars he’d escaped the fatherhood noose, not to mention the pitfalls of marrying a woman he didn’t love.

Okay, so maybe she’d conveniently shoved aside the memory of his crestfallen face when she finally stopped crying and he’d told her how sorry he was. But then she couldn’t be a hundred percent sure he’d meant he was sorry there was no baby or if he was merely sorry she was so broken up about it.

Lilly’s hands moved up to Simon’s thigh and faltered for a moment. No, she had to stop thinking of him as anything but a patient, otherwise she’d drive herself crazy. She would get through this somehow and then…then what? She honestly didn’t know. Maybe she’d take some time off, go to her parent’s cabin in Montana and spend a couple of months regrouping.

They wouldn’t be using the place until winter so she’d be all on her own and wouldn’t have to worry about be accountable to anyone else. Yes, that’s what she’d do. She would give it one more month, and if Simon wasn’t experiencing any sensation in his legs by then, she would have to acknowledge he would never walk again and pack it up.

“I’m done,” Lilly said. “Would you like me to bring you a book to read or would you rather watch a movie tonight?”

Simon rolled onto his side then pushed himself up into a sitting position. “I was hoping you would feel like reading to me for awhile.”

“I’m really tired,” she lied. “I was just going to make a cup of tea then head straight to bed.”

She helped him move his legs over the side of the therapy table then maneuvered the wheelchair into place so he could slide off. It was so routine for him to reach for her so she could steady him while he dropped down into the chair, it took her a few seconds to realize he wasn’t inching closer to the edge of the table but pulling her closer instead. Lilly’s stomach did a wild

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