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the heart to tell them, or more importantly, to really give it up all the way herself. Despite everything, she still wished it weren't all a lie.
Back in Boston, Justin grumpily glared at the clock. He’d been tracking down leads all day, with no appreciable progress whatsoever. In fact, they were getting more leads on wild tangents than the team could manage to take care of, so he would soon be leaving with more work on his desk than there was when he arrived that morning.
Not to mention the fact that he felt unfulfilled. Ever since meeting Melanie, he’d wanted her, no matter how much he tried to not want more. His brief encounter with Kelsey had just made matters worse. He had been thinking X-rated thoughts about what he’d like to do with Melanie when Kelsey walked in and deliberately misunderstood. He felt almost as if he should go ahead and apologize to his wife, because she was after all, his wife.
Even just thinking about her he got aroused. She was beautiful, sweet, and dedicated. Melanie was a good person, and he didn't deserve someone as good as her with his tawdry past. Kelsey wasn't the first woman to try to get with him since his marriage, and she likely wouldn't be the last. That would be unfair to Melanie.
But at the same time, he still felt she should trust him a little. It was a good thing he discovered that flaw in her early. It wouldn't do to make any kind of relationship if there wasn't even trust to start with.
Even more, he didn’t want a wife! He wanted to be free to pursue liaisons with people like Kelsey, if not Kelsey in particular. He wanted to have X-rated thoughts about other women, but even when he tried, he couldn't manage it. He'd either not be able to get aroused or the imagined image of the woman turned into Melanie. He wanted to be free to be who he was before she arrived in his life.
The three notions had warred within him since he Melanie left and today, he still didn’t know what to do. Since he usually stayed in his office and worked late, he felt justified in leaving on time for once. He needed to leave especially because he wasn’t getting much work done when his mind was so stuck on thoughts of Melanie.
Justin decided that his emotions were too volatile and that perhaps Seb could be more dispassionate and give him some advice, so he headed down the hall to his twin’s office.
“ You have a minute, Seb?”
“ Sure I do. I’ve been reviewing this proposal so many times that I think my eyes are crossing. What’s up?” He put down the paper, face down, and sighed. Justin idly wondered what could be bothering Seb so much and why he would hide it, but Justin wasn't here for that.
“ It’s Melanie.”
That caught Seb’s attention even more. “Tell me.”
“ I never wanted this, you know. I thought I could just live my life without any kind of bond-mate, always moving from one woman to the next, and it’s never done me wrong. In fact, I plan to return to it as soon as I have the Melanie situation figured out.” Justin wasn’t sure if he was telling Seb or convincing himself, but he continued on nonetheless. “the problem is that on Friday, my ex, Kelsey, came in my office and put me in a particularly compromising situation despite my efforts to get her to back off. Melanie came in and assumed the worst.”
“ Can you blame her?” When Seb asked like that, it made Justin think. Seb didn't ask the question lightly, and it would be a mistake to answer it lightly.
“ I want to. I want to say that she should trust me, but I guess she has no history to fall back on but a tale of me doing precisely what she thought she saw.” The energy seemed to drain out of him all at once, and Justin slumped into a chair in front of his brother's desk.
“ You feel like you could have done more to ward off Kelsey,” Seb observed, a statement rather than a question.
“ You know I hate it when you read my mind without telling me.”
“ I’m not using my magic. I’m
Back in Boston, Justin grumpily glared at the clock. He’d been tracking down leads all day, with no appreciable progress whatsoever. In fact, they were getting more leads on wild tangents than the team could manage to take care of, so he would soon be leaving with more work on his desk than there was when he arrived that morning.
Not to mention the fact that he felt unfulfilled. Ever since meeting Melanie, he’d wanted her, no matter how much he tried to not want more. His brief encounter with Kelsey had just made matters worse. He had been thinking X-rated thoughts about what he’d like to do with Melanie when Kelsey walked in and deliberately misunderstood. He felt almost as if he should go ahead and apologize to his wife, because she was after all, his wife.
Even just thinking about her he got aroused. She was beautiful, sweet, and dedicated. Melanie was a good person, and he didn't deserve someone as good as her with his tawdry past. Kelsey wasn't the first woman to try to get with him since his marriage, and she likely wouldn't be the last. That would be unfair to Melanie.
But at the same time, he still felt she should trust him a little. It was a good thing he discovered that flaw in her early. It wouldn't do to make any kind of relationship if there wasn't even trust to start with.
Even more, he didn’t want a wife! He wanted to be free to pursue liaisons with people like Kelsey, if not Kelsey in particular. He wanted to have X-rated thoughts about other women, but even when he tried, he couldn't manage it. He'd either not be able to get aroused or the imagined image of the woman turned into Melanie. He wanted to be free to be who he was before she arrived in his life.
The three notions had warred within him since he Melanie left and today, he still didn’t know what to do. Since he usually stayed in his office and worked late, he felt justified in leaving on time for once. He needed to leave especially because he wasn’t getting much work done when his mind was so stuck on thoughts of Melanie.
Justin decided that his emotions were too volatile and that perhaps Seb could be more dispassionate and give him some advice, so he headed down the hall to his twin’s office.
“ You have a minute, Seb?”
“ Sure I do. I’ve been reviewing this proposal so many times that I think my eyes are crossing. What’s up?” He put down the paper, face down, and sighed. Justin idly wondered what could be bothering Seb so much and why he would hide it, but Justin wasn't here for that.
“ It’s Melanie.”
That caught Seb’s attention even more. “Tell me.”
“ I never wanted this, you know. I thought I could just live my life without any kind of bond-mate, always moving from one woman to the next, and it’s never done me wrong. In fact, I plan to return to it as soon as I have the Melanie situation figured out.” Justin wasn’t sure if he was telling Seb or convincing himself, but he continued on nonetheless. “the problem is that on Friday, my ex, Kelsey, came in my office and put me in a particularly compromising situation despite my efforts to get her to back off. Melanie came in and assumed the worst.”
“ Can you blame her?” When Seb asked like that, it made Justin think. Seb didn't ask the question lightly, and it would be a mistake to answer it lightly.
“ I want to. I want to say that she should trust me, but I guess she has no history to fall back on but a tale of me doing precisely what she thought she saw.” The energy seemed to drain out of him all at once, and Justin slumped into a chair in front of his brother's desk.
“ You feel like you could have done more to ward off Kelsey,” Seb observed, a statement rather than a question.
“ You know I hate it when you read my mind without telling me.”
“ I’m not using my magic. I’m
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