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much.”
He fully relaxed now, glad that she hadn’t gone back to that darker time in her life. She still did that sometimes after making love with him, but it happened less and less as time passed. He stroked her long hair and stayed inside her for a while longer, loving her heat and softness. Finally, he pulled out and she gave a low moan at the loss of his closeness.
He lay on his back and gently turned her on to his chest. He held her like she was made of porcelain, cradling her. Katie was the most precious, amazing thing in his whole life, and he never forgot that for one second. She never forgot it, either; he never let her.
They lay quietly for a few minutes, then he sat up. “You thirsty?”
“Yeah, I am.”
“Stay still,” Adam said. “Lie back, see if we can make a baby this time.”
She grinned at him. “OK.”
Katie watched him leave their bedroom and she sighed. She had no idea she could be so happy with a man – and if anyone had told her upon first meeting Adam that he’d be the man to give her so much joy, she’d have scoffed.
Funny how your opinions of people can change so completely.
Adam came back now, saw the look on her face. “Hey. You alright?”
“Yeah.” She sat up and accepted the glass of water he held out to her. “I’m just thinking about Nick.”
Adam shook his head, annoyed and worried. “Nick.”
“Do you think he’s OK?”
“I have no clue. He won’t talk to me.”
“He’s not talking to anybody ,” Katie said. “What the hell can be happening?”
“Yeah, I was thinking of forcing the issue soon.”
“You were?”
“Uh-huh.”
“You think that’ll help?” Katie asked.
“I have no idea, but I have to do something, you know?” Adam shrugged. “He’s my best friend, and I have to at least try.”
“Yeah, I guess so.” Katie drank a bit of water, then asked the question that had been circling in her mind since that night at Mia’s with the girls. “You think he’s going to break up with Mia?”
Adam was silent. “Honestly? If you’d asked me that a month ago, I’d have said no fucking way. But now? I just don’t know.”
“Yeah. Me either.”
Chapter Ten
The first day of Simon Yates’ trial was blue and sunny and gorgeous. A perfect late-June day. Reena barely saw it, though. She felt physically sick as she and Mitch entered the courthouse and she spotted Charlotte and her friends waiting for her.
“How are you?” Charlotte asked, knowing damn good and well that the answer was, “Awful”. Reena’s face was drawn and deathly pale; her eyes stunned and almost afraid.
“Fine,” Reena said, clearly lying.
“We’re all going to be sitting right there,” Katie told her. “If things get rough, just look at us, OK?”
Reena nodded.
“Let’s go,” Mia said. “Nick’s saving us seats right in the front.” She hugged Reena, hard. “Deep breaths, sweetie. You can do this.”
“I can,” Reena said, trying to sound convinced.
They all went in to the courtroom and Reena and Mitch sat outside, waiting for her to be called. He was holding her tiny hand in his large one, gazing at her face. He was worried and scared for her, and he was doing a fucking lousy job of hiding it.
“Sugar?” he said quietly.
Reena glanced up at him.
“I love you, and I think what you’re doing is amazing. No matter what happens, how this all shakes out, you’re a strong woman. And you’re doing the right thing.”
She bit her lip. “I hope it’s not too bad.”
Mitch pulled her close, not answering. He knew with every cell of his body that it was going to be terrible, and that there was nothing in the world he could do about it. He closed his eyes, reminded himself to stay calm for her.
Killing Yates and his lawyers – while very satisfying – will not help anything. Take it down a notch, Corrigan.
The door opened and they both looked up at the bailiff. He nodded at them and escorted Reena down the aisle. Mitch squeezed her
He fully relaxed now, glad that she hadn’t gone back to that darker time in her life. She still did that sometimes after making love with him, but it happened less and less as time passed. He stroked her long hair and stayed inside her for a while longer, loving her heat and softness. Finally, he pulled out and she gave a low moan at the loss of his closeness.
He lay on his back and gently turned her on to his chest. He held her like she was made of porcelain, cradling her. Katie was the most precious, amazing thing in his whole life, and he never forgot that for one second. She never forgot it, either; he never let her.
They lay quietly for a few minutes, then he sat up. “You thirsty?”
“Yeah, I am.”
“Stay still,” Adam said. “Lie back, see if we can make a baby this time.”
She grinned at him. “OK.”
Katie watched him leave their bedroom and she sighed. She had no idea she could be so happy with a man – and if anyone had told her upon first meeting Adam that he’d be the man to give her so much joy, she’d have scoffed.
Funny how your opinions of people can change so completely.
Adam came back now, saw the look on her face. “Hey. You alright?”
“Yeah.” She sat up and accepted the glass of water he held out to her. “I’m just thinking about Nick.”
Adam shook his head, annoyed and worried. “Nick.”
“Do you think he’s OK?”
“I have no clue. He won’t talk to me.”
“He’s not talking to anybody ,” Katie said. “What the hell can be happening?”
“Yeah, I was thinking of forcing the issue soon.”
“You were?”
“Uh-huh.”
“You think that’ll help?” Katie asked.
“I have no idea, but I have to do something, you know?” Adam shrugged. “He’s my best friend, and I have to at least try.”
“Yeah, I guess so.” Katie drank a bit of water, then asked the question that had been circling in her mind since that night at Mia’s with the girls. “You think he’s going to break up with Mia?”
Adam was silent. “Honestly? If you’d asked me that a month ago, I’d have said no fucking way. But now? I just don’t know.”
“Yeah. Me either.”
Chapter Ten
The first day of Simon Yates’ trial was blue and sunny and gorgeous. A perfect late-June day. Reena barely saw it, though. She felt physically sick as she and Mitch entered the courthouse and she spotted Charlotte and her friends waiting for her.
“How are you?” Charlotte asked, knowing damn good and well that the answer was, “Awful”. Reena’s face was drawn and deathly pale; her eyes stunned and almost afraid.
“Fine,” Reena said, clearly lying.
“We’re all going to be sitting right there,” Katie told her. “If things get rough, just look at us, OK?”
Reena nodded.
“Let’s go,” Mia said. “Nick’s saving us seats right in the front.” She hugged Reena, hard. “Deep breaths, sweetie. You can do this.”
“I can,” Reena said, trying to sound convinced.
They all went in to the courtroom and Reena and Mitch sat outside, waiting for her to be called. He was holding her tiny hand in his large one, gazing at her face. He was worried and scared for her, and he was doing a fucking lousy job of hiding it.
“Sugar?” he said quietly.
Reena glanced up at him.
“I love you, and I think what you’re doing is amazing. No matter what happens, how this all shakes out, you’re a strong woman. And you’re doing the right thing.”
She bit her lip. “I hope it’s not too bad.”
Mitch pulled her close, not answering. He knew with every cell of his body that it was going to be terrible, and that there was nothing in the world he could do about it. He closed his eyes, reminded himself to stay calm for her.
Killing Yates and his lawyers – while very satisfying – will not help anything. Take it down a notch, Corrigan.
The door opened and they both looked up at the bailiff. He nodded at them and escorted Reena down the aisle. Mitch squeezed her
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