Lex (Unexpected Book 5) by Cora Rose

Author:Cora Rose [Rose, Cora]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: Cora Rose Romance
Published: 2022-11-03T16:00:00+00:00

After dropping the ladies off, I drive us back to my apartment. I’m quieter than normal after our walk through the mall and William can tell. He watches me cautiously, his hands fisted in his lap. And, of course, he’s completely silent.

“Are you okay?” he asks softly as I park my car and turn it off. The heat of the summer is almost stifling, and I can’t sit another moment in this damn car.

I push my way out and William follows, his footsteps soft and steady behind mine.

“I’m just in a funk, is all,” I mutter as I push my apartment door open and step through. The AC hits me and I breathe a sigh of relief.

“I’ve never seen you this quiet,” he says.

“Yes, well you’ve known me a week, so this is a first, William. I have bad days.”

He watches me carefully and then takes a step toward me and my breath stutters out of my chest. One of his hands reaches out and envelopes mine. So fucking strong, and yet so gentle.

“What happened?” he asks.

My eye twitches and I look away from him. Jesus. I will not fucking lose my shit around this man.

Absolutely not.

I only lose my shit in privacy.

“I am not telling you,” I mutter, and he squeezes my hand a little tighter and I feel my hard outer shell fracturing just a little.

“You seemed upset after talking to Grandma. What did she say?”

I pull my hand away from his and stalk to the kitchen, grabbing a glass and the whiskey. I need something to distract me from this horrifying conversation.

When I turn around, William is standing right where I left him, his eyes on me.

“Brenda just keeps talking about….” I can’t even get the words out.

William rolls his lips between his teeth, but he doesn’t say anything. I’ve never had anyone listen to me so raptly before.

“She keeps talking about dying,” the last word comes out in a whisper and I take a large, burning sip of whiskey.

William moves toward me and gently takes the cup from my hand, setting it on the counter.

“I don’t want to talk about it anymore,” I grumble as his hands slide up my chest and clasp onto the back of my neck. Mine go to his hips and I pull him into me.

“She’s fine. And the doctor’s appointment is in a few days and then you can hear it for yourself,” he says soothingly.

My eyes shut and I tilt my head back a little, letting out a exhale.

I know all this; I just have this bad fucking feeling. It’s probably just my anxiety rearing its ugly head. But I’ve never had anyone in my life like her before.

I can’t imagine my life without her in it.

“Hey,” he says softly, his nose nuzzling the line of my jaw. “It’s okay, Lexington.”

I can’t stand it, how kind he’s being right now. It makes my chest hurt.

“Here,” William says, and my eyes pop open when I feel him nudge my arm.

I look down at his extended hand and see the flash drive in his palm.

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