What Alex Wants The Complete Duet (What Alex Wants #1-2) by E.M. Gayle

Author:E.M. Gayle [Gayle, E.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 48464402
Publisher: Gypsy Ink Books
Published: 2019-10-11T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

Harper

I glanced at the clock and twisted the simple gold band around on my finger. Bill said he couldn’t afford a big diamond just yet and he’d refused to buy me what he called a chip of a stone. He said he wanted to wait until he could get the ring I deserved. So, for now I wore just a simple gold band on my ring finger as a proclamation that I was now a married woman.

My gut flipped. I still wasn’t used to the idea yet. Even though Bill had moved me into his apartment not far from the center of town and only a mile from the high school, it had felt weird when he said this was “our” home.

As I looked around the room while watching the clock, I didn’t see a whole lot of “our” about it. It was tiny with just one bedroom and one cramped bathroom taking up half the space, the kitchenette and living room the other. It wasn’t actually much larger than the motel room Bill and I had stayed in on our wedding night.

Not that I cared about the size of the place. The important part was that we would be together.

I looked up at the clock again. He was over seven hours late and I was losing hope fast. He’d gone out of town on church business again and after many delays, he’d sworn he’d be home tonight.

I’d been surprised to learn of his extreme devotion to his church. Not once in all the time we were together had he mentioned it. Seemed odd, but I’d been so excited to be married and finally on my own, I’d dismissed it.

These days however, were a different story. I spent more time alone than with Bill and I had too much time to think and wonder. I was getting antsy and restless.

As the clock struck twelve, I gave up. He wasn’t coming home again. I double checked all the doors and windows were locked and then turned off all the lights, leaving only the porch light on. Just in case.

Somehow, I thought living with Bill would change everything. And I guess it did a little. But more and more I felt that same loneliness I could never escape, creeping back in. I dressed quickly in my pajamas and slid into ‘our’ bed and laid there staring at the ceiling. Self-doubt had become a real thing lately and it was beginning to affect my sleep. I also felt guilty for feeling resentful that he went on a lot of mission trips. Helping others less fortunate was a vital duty and I had no right to complain.

Although why I couldn’t go along with him made no sense to me.

As I laid there contemplating the pros and cons of accompanying him on these trips, I must have fallen asleep because I felt someone shaking me.

“Wake up!” he demanded, his voice gruffer than usual.

“Leave me alone,” I whined, not at all eager to open my eyes.

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