Shattering the Ice (The Ice Series Book 3) by Mary Smith

Author:Mary Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, best seller, sports romance, mary smith
Publisher: Nevermore Press

Chapter 7

Marc

Road Trips

“How long will you be gone?” Ethan’s eyes are sad, as I bent down in front of him.

“I’ll be gone for about a week. But,” I pull him into my arms, hugging him tightly. “I’ll call you every day, and make sure that you’re doing well in your classes.”

He nods, sadly. I kiss his forehead, and tell him it’s time for bed. I watch him shuffle his little feet, to his room. Well, his half of the bedroom. I need to figure out a way to get Charity move out of this tiny apartment.

I sit down next to her on the couch, and curls into my side. “I think I’m as sad as he is that you’re leaving.” She says quietly.

“Wow, took you long enough to tell me that.” I tease her.

“Do you have to go right now?” She laces her fingers with mine.

“No, not yet. Everything okay?” I ask carefully. One thing I don’t want to do is have her thinking too much. I had let the whole adoption issue go a couple of weeks ago, even though I still want to do it, I know that she’s not ready.

“Yeah, there’s nothing wrong. I mean, I hate that Sara and Rachel are closing the practice but at least I know that I still have a job, right?”

“Yep,” I kiss the top of her head.

“I have a question for you. You don’t have to answer right away, but I’m curious on your response.” She sits up straight and looks right at me.

“What’s the question?” I inquire peaking my interest in her question.

She stares at me for a moment, and I don’t think that she’s going to ask me. “Would you still love Ethan if we broke up, and you had children with someone else?” She rushes the question out, that I almost didn’t understand her.

“Charity, nothing is going to happen to us. I mean,” I knew deep down I shouldn’t push it, but since she’s being so open; I should too. “We haven’t said ‘I love you’, nor have we had sex in a month,” I groan in frustration. “But I asked to adopt Ethan, because I can be the father he needs. And I love him.”

There I said it, and there’s no taking it back. I either opened open Pandora’s Box, or Charity will say the words that I long for her to say to me. I didn’t want to say them first because I want to know where she is in this relationship. I want her to tell me everything, but she doesn’t and I don’t know how to fix that situation.

She stands up, and goes down the hallway to the bedroom. I thought she wasn’t going to come back, but when she does she grabs my hand and takes me to the bathroom. I almost lose my footing when she pushes me into the room, and shuts the door behind her.

I can see the seductive look in her eyes, and I’m not sure what to make of it.

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