Tending Tara by Kat Mizera

Author:Kat Mizera [Mizera, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kat Mizera

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She brought it up later that day on the phone. Though the timing was probably bad, it wasn’t something she could sit on because it was too important. Especially with him on a two-week road trip.

“I have to talk to you,” she blurted out.

“Okay.” He sounded confused and curious. “What’s going on?”

“Are you going to date other women?” It sounded ridiculous when she said it out loud, but her mother was right that it needed to be said.

“You mean, now that I’m married to you?”

To her utter astonishment, he burst out laughing.

“Seriously, babe? Did you just ask me if I’m going to date other women?”

“Yes! It’s important.” She didn’t know why it annoyed her to hear him laughing. “It’s not funny.”

“I’m sorry.” He sobered quickly, as if realizing she was serious. “Tara, what on earth would make you think that, much less feel the need to ask me?”

“Because we never talked about it, and I realized that I can’t be comfortable with the intimacy we’re sharing if you’re sleeping with other women. I know our marriage isn’t real, but the sex is.”

“Of course, the marriage is real. It’s not traditional, but we are legally married, and with the possibility of immigration showing up, how could I sleep with other women? And frankly, why would I want to? I think our sex life is pretty damn great.” He paused. “Isn’t it? Are you planning to sleep with other guys?”

“No. That’s the whole point. I mean, yes, our sex life is amazing, so no, I would never sleep with someone else while we’re involved. I just had to make sure we were in agreement because…” She felt a little silly now.

“Because?”

“I was thinking we could get check-ups and then stop using condoms.”

“Yes. Absolutely. I’m in.”

She was startled at his enthusiastic response. “Donovan, I’m sorry. I don’t know what came over me, but with you gone for two weeks it occurred to me we never discussed monogamy and I got a little…unsure of where we stand.”

“We’re married. Whether we’ve announced it publicly or not, there’s a legal document binding us together. Regardless of the reasons we chose to do it, it’s a commitment. Unless and until something changes between us that we both agree on, we’re a couple, Tara.”

“Okay.” She mentally let out a long breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding.

“You okay, honey?”

“It’s a lot,” she whispered. “We’re married but we’re not. We’re involved but we’re not in love. We’re living together but the depth of our relationship is a secret. Technically, marrying for a visa is illegal so we’re committing a crime. I think—”

“Whoa, hey, hang on.” He spoke gently, the deep timbre of his voice soothing her. “That’s a lot of deep thinking for my first day gone.”

“I’m sorry. I should have waited until you got back but I needed to know.”

“No, it’s okay. I should have thought to bring up the monogamy thing because you’re right—the sex is very real. Living together is real. I’m not dating other women, and I’m definitely not sleeping with other women.

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