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I nod as I hang up my jacket in the entryway. “I might make some tea. Want any?”
Luke shakes his head. “I’m good.”
He walks into the bedroom and leaves the door open. And I have to bite my lip when I see him start to strip as he crosses the room.
He drops his shirt to the floor, then he pauses before he kicks it into the bathroom.
When the bathroom door shuts, I drop onto the couch.
Tonight was nothing short of magical.
A fantasy.
And the final straw.
There’s no denying it. I’m madly, deeply, truly in love with this man.
He’s understanding, kind, funny, generous. Sexy to a fault. Stubborn. Demanding.
Luke is my match.
And he’s given up so much for me—his lifestyle, his condo—while at the same time giving me even more.
He’s come with me to public events.
He’s encouraged me.
He’s given me friendship.
I press my hand to my chest as I think about us sitting in the open back of his vehicle, drinking hot chocolate out of a thermos he must have brought straight from the airport.
He’s done so much.
And I’ve…
My throat tightens. I’ve given him nothing.
I blackmailed him into this situation.
I moved into his condo.
I’ve forced him to lie to his teammates and the world.
I made him lie to his mom—the same way I lied to my dad.
I took what would have been a minor PR mess for Luke and turned his whole life upside down.
Guilt seeps into my lungs, suffocating me.
I need to do something for him. I need to give him… something.
My eyes drop to his laptop on the coffee table.
Maybe I can take us back to where it all started. I can take us back to Mexico, and we can relive the weekend, this time as husband and wife.
My laptop is on the chair in the bedroom, so I reach for Luke’s.
He should be a while in the bathroom, but I want this to be a surprise. If he comes out and finds me on the computer, he’ll ask what I’m doing. Because he’s curious, not untrusting.
