Lesson Learned by Peri Elizabeth Scott

Author:Peri Elizabeth Scott [Scott, Peri Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

“Have you had enough of my company, Jessie?”

His question haunted her as she moved about her home, tidying and cleaning as she went, keeping an ear out for Michael waking. Too late, she considered what the child would think when he got up and didn’t find Adrian present.

Shrugging, she ran a cloth over the television—despite it being rarely turned on, it attracted an insane amount of dust. She thought again of Adrian’s question. Seeing him again had terrified and exhilarated her. The other gambit of emotions had woven throughout her psyche during the day.

At times, she’d forgotten the rancor—and it appeared he had, as well. They’d worked well together with Michael, though it was early days and a few hours didn’t mean it’d all be smooth sailing.

But yes, she’d had enough of his company, needed a break from all that masculinity and the memories that kept sideswiping her. Her body kept telling her one thing, her head, quite another. And she refused to let her heart have a vote because it clearly didn’t have two brain cells to rub together.

It had languished for three years, despite being shredded by the very man it longed for. And now he was back, regardless of the reason, the stupid thing was knitting itself back together and pounding away, battering as if to escape the confines of her chest. She knew exactly where it wanted to take refuge, clearly not understanding it wouldn’t survive another assault.

His parents. She halted in her dusting, clenching the fabric tightly. Mr. and Mrs. Mataskis were lovely people. She’d only just met them and been welcomed so kindly when Adrian falsely accused her and threw her out. She wondered what they’d think of her now, except she figured she knew. Not that it mattered. They’d be wonderful to their grandson, and that was the important thing.

A solitary burning tear slipped from her left eye and meandered down her cheek. With a sigh, she dashed it away. She’d cried enough tears over Adrian.

“Mommy?” Her son’s childish voice broke the silence, and she called back to him, hastening to poke her head into his room.

He sat up in his little bed, knuckling his eyes before peering past her. “Daddy?”

“He went to work, sweetie, but he’ll be here after supper. He’ll read you a book.”

His little face screwed up and then relaxed. “Trucks.”

“I expect he’ll play those too. Now, hop up, and we’ll tidy your room.” Michael, for some reason, liked to help put his things away and she took advantage of that fact.

Pushing all thoughts of Adrian out of her head, she engaged with her son even as she thought about making dinner.

****

After presenting the lawyers with the reports provided by the private investigators and expressing his wishes, Adrian retreated to his office and closed the door. His assistant had given him a startled look, and he intuited she planned to show him something to do with work, so he adroitly avoided her.

It would be quite late in Greece, but

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