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Chapter Twenty-One
Colton
Getting out of the shower, I paced out knowing that I needed to be away from her. Sophie made me feel something I had never felt before. I left her in the shower. Grabbing an outfit out of the dresser, a ring dropped on the ground. It was a diamond ring, one I paid an entire bonus to get. Guilt filled me, and my eyes dropped. Never did I believe I could love someone as much as her. Sophie made me feel more deeply than I had felt in forever, and it was killing me inside trying to cope with what was happening.
“You know, I remember how excited she was when she told me you proposed.” Mom’s voice filled the room, and I looked behind to ensure the door was shut to the bathroom. She ambled forward and stood next to me. “They say that love comes in many flavors.”
Not wanting to have this conversation, I put it back and shut the drawer quickly. “Mom, I can’t.”
She walked back towards the doorway and turned towards me. “You can’t because you don’t want to, or you can’t because something is stopping you?”
“Up until recently, it was both.”
She leaned on the doorway well aware that Sophie could walk into this conversation at any minute. “Listen, when your father left, I didn’t know if I could ever love or be loved again. Of course, I cared for him and still do, but soulmates can come at different times. Someone once told me that you can fall in love with anyone, but it has to be at the right time.”
Brushing back the pain from my face, I took in her words. She was a wonderful mom, and it was crazy how she always knew what I was feeling. “I think it hurt because my body is loving the wrong one more.”
“Honey, it’s not about which one is right and which one is wrong. It’s about what your body and soul are telling you.” Silence filled the air, and I knew that I needed to tell Sophie just how I felt. She continued with her eyes into mine, reading my soul. “My advice, you should tell her soon before you end up in a situation that you can’t get your way out of.”
She left, and I put on my shirt. She was right, I needed to tell her, but it was not the right time. I just had the best sex of my life with a woman that I was falling for. I made love with someone, and that was not like me. Sex was an exchange and was strictly for pleasure, or pain. A phone chimed in the background, and I searched for it. Which phone gets service out here?
Miles: I have some news. Call me when you can.
Quickly swiping through the phone, I pressed delete. How could she be so attracted to such a horrible asshole? She had no clue how bad he was, and I wouldn’t be the one to tell her. If I could just put the situation with my wife, child, and Miles into words, she would never speak to me again.
Everything in me just wanted to kidnap her, hold her hostage forever and love her like there was no tomorrow every day, all day. Coming out of my dream of it happening, I finished getting ready and waited for her to be out of the washroom. Miles was not something I wanted to discuss with her, but I could maybe tell her about the other things to see how she would react. She seemed pretty in control, well, except a few times, which I liked about her even more. Honestly, what was the worst that could happen?
