Scared of Forever (Scared #2) by Jacqueline Abrahams

Author:Jacqueline Abrahams [Abrahams, Jacqueline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15:

Blake

If there is one thing I can’t fucking stand, it is when people tell me how fucking awesome my brother is. How they gush about what a great guy he is, how easygoing he seems. He managed to create a lasting impression with Emily, and now with Maia and Jackson within five minutes of meeting them. I saw Jackson take down his number from across the room. Jackson doesn’t even have my fucking number. He wants everything I have. My blood boils, until I look over at Emily, staring distractedly out of the town car window, watching the lights of the big city pass by.

I smile to myself. He won’t have her. She loves me too much. So does Aria. He won’t have her, either. I put an arm around her shoulder and pull her towards me. For the briefest of moments, I feel like she recoiled at my touch. Maybe my hands were cold.

I have everything that I want. A beautiful fiancée. A happy mother, since my upcoming nuptials are closer than ever to being realized. A great job, with amazing career prospects. Emily and I are one of this society’s hottest couples. Our wedding will be the event of the season.

With her head resting on my shoulder, I play with the tendrils of hair that tickle my chin.

“Blake?” she says softly.

“Yes,” I reply.

“Are you sure that I am the person that you want to spend the rest of your life with?”

“Why would you ask me that?” I reply, not missing the sadness in her eyes, glistening as she looks up at me.

“Just curious,” she says.

“I love you,” I say confidently. “I would do anything to keep you with me, forgive anything. I hope you haven’t found a replacement,” I joke nervously. Knowing that I have no choice in the future but to forgive any of Emily’s indiscretions, although I highly doubt I will have that issue, or any other form of betrayal. I’m not a hypocrite. From the inside of my glass house, I’m not going to be the one throwing stones.

But that will never happen. She loves me so much. And she knows that I love her. She just doesn’t know about Aria. Hell, every man I spoke to tonight at that party was quick to divulge their dalliances with escorts, hookers, mistresses. It’s almost like lighting a cigar or seeing the wife walk away was the cue to start spilling their secrets.

Seeming satisfied with my response, Emily rests her head back down. She closes her eyes briefly and brings her finger up to touch her lips gently. A small smile plays across her lips. At the same time, a sinking feeling lands in my gut, because I’m not one hundred percent confident that I inspired that smile.

Emily goes straight to the shower and then directly to bed when we arrive home. I run a hand up her thigh and under her silk teddy, but she doesn’t respond. She’s fast asleep. I’m so amped up from all of the networking.

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