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Authors: Ava Blackstone
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top of him. He’d had a chance to prevent this. If he hadn’t been so distracted by Keri at the club, if he hadn’t had so much to drink, if he’d said the right things to Bri, none of this would’ve happened. “They can’t have been dating long. I didn’t even know Ty was seeing anyone until last week. He never even mentioned her name.”
“Oh my God! I can’t believe I was so distracted I forgot to ask her name!”
Distracted? More like she’d been freaked out. Hearing Ty’s voice, even from six hundred miles away, had been enough to remind her she didn’t belong in a hotel room with Sean.
He swallowed the disappointment he had no right to feel, clenching the steering wheel so he wouldn’t do something monumentally stupid like pull her toward him and try to change her mind. He was glad she was realizing how wrong he was for her. It would make it easier to sell her on a quickie divorce.
“And now Ty won’t answer his phone. I’ve called twice and texted five times. He’s probably holed up somewhere with his mystery woman.” A dreamy smile took over Keri’s face.
More like Ty was at the Double Down, drunk off his ass because he was taking another shot every time he thought about the fact that he was marrying the wrong woman.
Sean had to convince Ty to call this sham of a wedding off, or he wasn’t going to be able to live with himself.
As if she’d heard his thoughts, Keri’s smile faded. “I wish…” She broke off, blinking rapidly. “My parents would be so happy.”
His chest contracted, like it always did at the faintest hint she might be upset, and no power in the world could keep him from touching her. He took one hand off the wheel and threaded his fingers through hers.
He wanted her closer, but he couldn’t risk that. This was about comfort, nothing else. “I know, Ker Bear. I’m sorry.”
The car accident a year and a half ago had been one of the worst times of his life. He’d hated that he’d been so far away from Keri. He’d even thought about taking extended leave, but he couldn’t find a way to justify it. He wasn’t family. He wasn’t her boyfriend. So he’d had to content himself with letters and emails and all-too-infrequent phone calls. It hadn’t been enough. Not when he’d known how bad she was hurting.
She squeezed his hand. “Most of the time I’m fine. But then something like this happens, and I can’t help thinking about how my mom would drag me to ten different stores so we could find the perfect dresses and my dad would have everyone laughing hysterically at his speech at the reception. They would be so happy that Ty found the right woman.”
As badly as he wanted to comfort her, he wouldn’t lie. “I wish your parents were here. But more because I know they’d talk some sense into Ty.”
Her hand slipped from his as she turned to face him straight on. “What are you talking about?”
“The only reason for Ty to marry some random chick he just met is if—” He cut himself off.
“If?”
If he’s desperate .
“You know.” Sean was such a coward that he couldn’t even make himself say the words. He was the reason his friend was desperate enough to marry a virtual stranger. He hadn’t been there for Ty—not when it mattered. Months of physical therapy had taught his buddy to walk again, but he would never run. He could never go back to the job he was meant to do. He would never be the man he’d been. Sean had taken all of that away from him.
His ribcage cinched around his lungs. “I don’t want to talk about it.”
She sighed, like he’d disappointed her. “What do you want to talk about?”
He fought the urge to pour out every one of his poisonous feelings. To show her everything and beg her to fix him. “It’s…uh…nice outside.”
He was worried she’d call him out on his pathetic attempt to change the subject, but to his surprise, she surveyed the scenery. “You’re right. It’s so beautiful, it’s a crime we’re
“Oh my God! I can’t believe I was so distracted I forgot to ask her name!”
Distracted? More like she’d been freaked out. Hearing Ty’s voice, even from six hundred miles away, had been enough to remind her she didn’t belong in a hotel room with Sean.
He swallowed the disappointment he had no right to feel, clenching the steering wheel so he wouldn’t do something monumentally stupid like pull her toward him and try to change her mind. He was glad she was realizing how wrong he was for her. It would make it easier to sell her on a quickie divorce.
“And now Ty won’t answer his phone. I’ve called twice and texted five times. He’s probably holed up somewhere with his mystery woman.” A dreamy smile took over Keri’s face.
More like Ty was at the Double Down, drunk off his ass because he was taking another shot every time he thought about the fact that he was marrying the wrong woman.
Sean had to convince Ty to call this sham of a wedding off, or he wasn’t going to be able to live with himself.
As if she’d heard his thoughts, Keri’s smile faded. “I wish…” She broke off, blinking rapidly. “My parents would be so happy.”
His chest contracted, like it always did at the faintest hint she might be upset, and no power in the world could keep him from touching her. He took one hand off the wheel and threaded his fingers through hers.
He wanted her closer, but he couldn’t risk that. This was about comfort, nothing else. “I know, Ker Bear. I’m sorry.”
The car accident a year and a half ago had been one of the worst times of his life. He’d hated that he’d been so far away from Keri. He’d even thought about taking extended leave, but he couldn’t find a way to justify it. He wasn’t family. He wasn’t her boyfriend. So he’d had to content himself with letters and emails and all-too-infrequent phone calls. It hadn’t been enough. Not when he’d known how bad she was hurting.
She squeezed his hand. “Most of the time I’m fine. But then something like this happens, and I can’t help thinking about how my mom would drag me to ten different stores so we could find the perfect dresses and my dad would have everyone laughing hysterically at his speech at the reception. They would be so happy that Ty found the right woman.”
As badly as he wanted to comfort her, he wouldn’t lie. “I wish your parents were here. But more because I know they’d talk some sense into Ty.”
Her hand slipped from his as she turned to face him straight on. “What are you talking about?”
“The only reason for Ty to marry some random chick he just met is if—” He cut himself off.
“If?”
If he’s desperate .
“You know.” Sean was such a coward that he couldn’t even make himself say the words. He was the reason his friend was desperate enough to marry a virtual stranger. He hadn’t been there for Ty—not when it mattered. Months of physical therapy had taught his buddy to walk again, but he would never run. He could never go back to the job he was meant to do. He would never be the man he’d been. Sean had taken all of that away from him.
His ribcage cinched around his lungs. “I don’t want to talk about it.”
She sighed, like he’d disappointed her. “What do you want to talk about?”
He fought the urge to pour out every one of his poisonous feelings. To show her everything and beg her to fix him. “It’s…uh…nice outside.”
He was worried she’d call him out on his pathetic attempt to change the subject, but to his surprise, she surveyed the scenery. “You’re right. It’s so beautiful, it’s a crime we’re
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