contain my shock. Phillip had been miserable too?
He never acted like he was, and I realized I was taking too much pleasure in
that knowledge.
“C’mon. Let’s go upstairs and remember what it’s like to be
a husband and wife,” he muttered, his face getting progressively closer to
mine.
I was frozen with fear and shock. Had he really just asked
me to have sex with him? My heart raced, and I couldn’t breathe. “Phillip,
please—”
He cut me off by pressing his mouth to mine, his tongue
forcing its way past my lips and into my mouth. For the briefest second, I
welcomed the familiarity of his kiss. Then the taste of alcohol seeped into my
conscious, and I pulled away. Unfortunately, he had me trapped in such a way; I
couldn’t really get away from his kiss. I shoved against his chest and turned
my head, which he took as an invitation to kiss my neck. I whimpered and
squeezed my eyes shut.
“Phillip, no, please, stop.” I was on the verge of tears,
ready to call out for Jamie if need be, even though that was an absolute last
resort.
In a flash, Phillip was away from me, and I expelled a heavy
breath. “Get the hell away from her,” Hudson shouted and shoved Phillip toward
the door.
I stared in disbelief as Hudson and Phillip shouted at each
other. Hudson was trying to get Phillip to leave and Phillip was fighting back.
“She’s my wife, damn it. This is none of your business, cowboy. It’s you who
needs to leave!”
“Phillip, just go!” I said, my voice faltering. I
continually glanced back at the stairs, waiting for Jamie to come out of his
room to see what all the commotion was about, and I didn’t want him to see
this. He already hated Hudson as it was. Seeing Hudson ready to fight his
father would not help the situation at all. “Please,” I pleaded with him.
Hudson wasn’t budging. He stood firmly between me and
Phillips, arms crossed, body rigid. I was thankful he was here, saved me when
he did, but I needed both of them to just calm down. I was sure they both
forget Jamie was still in the house.
Finally, after a few tense moments, Phillip spit on the
floor and then turned and walked outside. I hugged myself and noticed I was
shaking. Hudson turned to me. “Are you okay?”
I collapsed into his arms and clung to him until I stopped
shaking, which felt like forever. And he simply stood there, holding me, not
asking any questions or making any accusations. He very well could’ve misread
the situation between me and Phillip and jumped to the conclusion that I was
allowing Phillip’s advances.
“I don’t know what happened… He’s never done anything like
that before,” I said.
Hudson tightened his hold on me. “He’s drunk. People do
stupid things when they drink.”
I looked up at him in amazement. Even after everything
Phillip had done, everything I’d put Hudson through, he was still willing to
give Phillip the benefit of the doubt. “Yeah, but he’s been drunk before and
never done this.” And the more I thought about it, the angrier I got. “He seriously
thought I was going to go upstairs with him; that we’d just forget all about
everything that happened and get back together.” I laughed with disbelief.
Hudson held me out at arm’s length and bent his knees so he
could look into my eyes. “And you told him no?” There was so much hope and
expectation in his gaze.
“Yes,” I whispered.
Hudson crushed my mouth with a hard kiss, completely
stealing my breath and my ability to think. I snaked my hands around his neck
and played with his hair, which caused him to deepen the kiss. This is how it
was supposed to be. This is how I wanted to feel all the time. I wanted a man
that could make my toes curl and be my knight in shining armor. Hudson was that
man, and even though I’d known that all along, it took that encounter with
Phillip to really drive the revelation home.
“I love you,” I said into his mouth.
He groaned and lifted me. I wrapped my legs around
He never acted like he was, and I realized I was taking too much pleasure in
that knowledge.
“C’mon. Let’s go upstairs and remember what it’s like to be
a husband and wife,” he muttered, his face getting progressively closer to
mine.
I was frozen with fear and shock. Had he really just asked
me to have sex with him? My heart raced, and I couldn’t breathe. “Phillip,
please—”
He cut me off by pressing his mouth to mine, his tongue
forcing its way past my lips and into my mouth. For the briefest second, I
welcomed the familiarity of his kiss. Then the taste of alcohol seeped into my
conscious, and I pulled away. Unfortunately, he had me trapped in such a way; I
couldn’t really get away from his kiss. I shoved against his chest and turned
my head, which he took as an invitation to kiss my neck. I whimpered and
squeezed my eyes shut.
“Phillip, no, please, stop.” I was on the verge of tears,
ready to call out for Jamie if need be, even though that was an absolute last
resort.
In a flash, Phillip was away from me, and I expelled a heavy
breath. “Get the hell away from her,” Hudson shouted and shoved Phillip toward
the door.
I stared in disbelief as Hudson and Phillip shouted at each
other. Hudson was trying to get Phillip to leave and Phillip was fighting back.
“She’s my wife, damn it. This is none of your business, cowboy. It’s you who
needs to leave!”
“Phillip, just go!” I said, my voice faltering. I
continually glanced back at the stairs, waiting for Jamie to come out of his
room to see what all the commotion was about, and I didn’t want him to see
this. He already hated Hudson as it was. Seeing Hudson ready to fight his
father would not help the situation at all. “Please,” I pleaded with him.
Hudson wasn’t budging. He stood firmly between me and
Phillips, arms crossed, body rigid. I was thankful he was here, saved me when
he did, but I needed both of them to just calm down. I was sure they both
forget Jamie was still in the house.
Finally, after a few tense moments, Phillip spit on the
floor and then turned and walked outside. I hugged myself and noticed I was
shaking. Hudson turned to me. “Are you okay?”
I collapsed into his arms and clung to him until I stopped
shaking, which felt like forever. And he simply stood there, holding me, not
asking any questions or making any accusations. He very well could’ve misread
the situation between me and Phillip and jumped to the conclusion that I was
allowing Phillip’s advances.
“I don’t know what happened… He’s never done anything like
that before,” I said.
Hudson tightened his hold on me. “He’s drunk. People do
stupid things when they drink.”
I looked up at him in amazement. Even after everything
Phillip had done, everything I’d put Hudson through, he was still willing to
give Phillip the benefit of the doubt. “Yeah, but he’s been drunk before and
never done this.” And the more I thought about it, the angrier I got. “He seriously
thought I was going to go upstairs with him; that we’d just forget all about
everything that happened and get back together.” I laughed with disbelief.
Hudson held me out at arm’s length and bent his knees so he
could look into my eyes. “And you told him no?” There was so much hope and
expectation in his gaze.
“Yes,” I whispered.
Hudson crushed my mouth with a hard kiss, completely
stealing my breath and my ability to think. I snaked my hands around his neck
and played with his hair, which caused him to deepen the kiss. This is how it
was supposed to be. This is how I wanted to feel all the time. I wanted a man
that could make my toes curl and be my knight in shining armor. Hudson was that
man, and even though I’d known that all along, it took that encounter with
Phillip to really drive the revelation home.
“I love you,” I said into his mouth.
He groaned and lifted me. I wrapped my legs around
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