Bad Actor by Sarah Michelle Lynch

Author:Sarah Michelle Lynch [Lynch, Sarah Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

~LILY~

Even when he arrives home I refuse to move and get out of bed. He calls my name but I don’t answer so he switches on all the lights and I groan.

“Ooh, what’s going on?” he chuckles.

I pull the sheet above my head and he turns the lights down, switching on just the tall lamp in the corner so there’s enough light for him to move around without falling over.

I hear his jeans hit the floor and then there’s a huge hunk of man bouncing across the mattress towards me. He gets under the covers and spoons up behind me, arms all around my body.

“God, fuck, I was hoping you’d be waiting for me in bed.”

I freeze and he definitely notices, pulling back from me a little. He keeps his arms around me but removes the bulge in his shorts from the dip between my buttocks.

“We got done earlier than expected so I’m home for the evening, or what’s left of it.”

“What time is it?” I mumble.

“Eight o’clock. I know loads of places we could eat but I could rustle us something up.”

He smooths his hand over my bottom and finds me wearing bucket knickers. I never wear buckets. Then he notices the sanitary pad.

“Oh,” he murmurs, moving his hand away. “I see.”

I don’t know why, but I burst into uncontrollable, snotty, gross, disgusting tears.

He turns me over, pulls my face onto his bare chest and kisses my forehead.

“Hey, hey, hey.”

I wrap my leg over his waist and cry into his smooth chest. He’s hard and beautiful and not as hairy as most of my former lovers. He’s different in every way, a sort of unexpected pleasure – not my original type, though I’ve definitely been converted.

“What’s wrong?” he asks.

“I lied to you. Now you’re going to leave me.” I continue to sob because it’s true and I’m a mess.

“I’m not leaving you. Tell me the lie.” He strokes my hair, keeping a tight hold of me.

“I’m not back on the pill. I mean, I’m definitely not pregnant, but I’m also definitely not on the pill either. I lied.”

“Okay, so I’ll wear condoms from now on, just to be safe.”

“For how long?” I snuffle into him.

“I don’t know, but I want children eventually.”

“How many?” I pout.

“I don’t know, maybe three? Four if we’re feeling it.”

“FOUR!” I yell, half-joking.

Then the room falls quiet.

“Why did you lie?” he asks.

“Because… I… I don’t know.”

“You do know.”

“Maybe so I didn’t spoil the moment at Brown’s?”

He sighs and waits for me to tell him the truth.

“Because I want a baby. I want lots of babies, Theo. I always have.”

“I know, kitten.” He continues cuddling, kissing and lavishing attention on me. “But you need time to heal your wounds and your heart. It’ll happen when it’s meant to. There’s no need to rush. Neither of us is going anywhere. We both have time.”

“I know, but…”

He rolls to his side and we face one another. My face feels hot and even hotter when he touches my cheek.

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