Harlequin Special Edition September 2020--Box Set 2 of 2 by Michelle Major

Author:Michelle Major
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Zoey lowered her eyes. She wasn’t prepared to pretend they were lovers on the verge of exchanging vows. “But we’re not lovers, Sutton.”

“I did say hypothetically.”

“Which one do you want first? Lover or husband?”

“Lover.”

She let out a breath. “I want him to be sensitive to what I like and don’t like in bed.”

“I wouldn’t know that until we make love the first time.”

“If I tell you to stop, then I’d expect you to stop.”

“That goes without saying,” Sutton countered.

“Stop is different from no, Sutton.” He smiled and attractive lines fanned out around his large eyes. “What are you grinning about?”

“What if it’s so good that you want me to stop because you’re afraid of losing control?”

“I’ve never lost control.”

His smile faded. “Never?”

“No.” And there was no way she was going to admit to him that she’d never climaxed.

“Have we finished talking about our lovemaking?”

“I believe in monogamy. If you cheat on me, then it’s over between us. I don’t believe in second chances.”

“I’ve never been able to sleep with more than one woman at the same time, because it can get messy.”

“Not if they both have the same name.”

“Now you’re being naughty, Zoey.”

“I read a novel where the man sought out women with the same or similar names to sleep with so he wouldn’t get confused.”

Sutton shook his head. “That requires too much research. Have we exhausted the rules for us being lovers?”

“Yes.”

“What would you need from me if I were your husband?”

Zoey paused as she contemplated what she’d need from her husband to make her feel fulfilled as his wife. “He must love me unconditionally. I’ll need to know and believe that he will support and protect me and our children. That he will put family first, and everything else second. I will tell and show my husband that I love him, and make certain he knows that I will be with him in the good and the bad times. I don’t want us to go to bed angry with each other even if we have a disagreement.”

“That sounds easy enough.”

“If it was easy, Sutton, there wouldn’t be so many divorces.”

“Some couples use divorce as a way to escape or run away from their problems rather than face them.”

Pushing against his chest, Zoey managed to extricate herself, walk over to the sink and stare down at the soapy water. “Is that what happened in your marriage?” She jumped slightly when Sutton rested his hands on her shoulders.

“No. I stayed in a marriage longer than I should have because I wanted it to work.”

Zoey turned to face him. “What went wrong?”

“We were complete opposites, but I didn’t know that until after we were married. And I’m not going to badmouth Angell because there are things about her I still love.”

“Are you in love with her, Sutton?” She’d asked because if he was then they would never cross the line from friends to lovers. She had no intention of becoming that involved with a man who hadn’t gotten over his ex.

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