The Lion's Den (Faraway Book 2) by Eliza Freed

Author:Eliza Freed [Freed, Eliza]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Tags: The Lion's Den
Publisher: Brunswick House
Published: 2016-01-12T07:00:00+00:00

BRAD AND I SETTLED, BUT made no mention of moving into our new house. Instead, we hired a contractor to renovate the kitchen and baths and raise the ceiling in the master bedroom. I swore to Brad that he’d love it when the work was done. We also hired a landscaper to build us a backyard worthy of my husband’s approval, and I promised to have a party in the spring. I’d do anything for him to love the house.

Despite all of that, Brad was still angry all the time.

“Can we talk about the pros and cons of having two heads?” James asked, causing Brad to look at me. He wanted reassurance these weren’t his children. He was hoping this was the moment I’d confess they belonged to someone else. “The major pro is you’re twice as smart,” James continued without caring if anyone was listening. “The con is if you have a fight with your other head, you can only control half your body.”

“Can we talk about you chewing with your mouth shut?” Brad asked, and it was a valid question. I was constantly reminding James about his table manners, but the way Brad said it was cruel. As if James should stop because it disgusted him rather than a father’s desire for his son to be the best he could be.

James finished his food and asked to be excused without another word.

After the kids left the kitchen and I’d cleaned up breakfast, I asked Brad the question he always refused to answer. “Is everything okay with you?”

“Fine. Why do you ask?”

I needed to tread lightly. The last few times I’d asked had ended with Brad blowing up at me or the children. “Because I love you.” What could there be to argue about that? I cared because I loved him.

“I’m sorry. There’s just a lot going on at work that’s stressing me. I haven’t been sleeping well. I don’t know . . .”

“Is it the house?” The guilt for making him buy it returned.

“No. The house is fine. I want you to be happy.”

“I’m thinking about quitting my job,” I blurted out without completely thinking it through. I knew I needed to quit, I just didn’t think that I ever would.

Brad’s face lit up the same way it did when I’d accepted his wedding proposal. My sight fell to the blue topaz ring on my finger. He was meant for me. The ring proved it. He’d known I wouldn’t want a diamond. He knew me better than anyone else did. “I would love it if you quit your job.”

“Has it been that much of an inconvenience?”

“No, no.” Brad pulled me close to him and wrapped his arms around my back. “I’d just like to keep you all to myself.” I rested my face against his chest and listened to his heartbeat. It was racing against my cheek. I could feel the ugly sense of loss settling in my soul. The job was the only thing that was mine. And now I’d give it up for Brad to be happy.

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