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"I remember."
"Honesty means no lies, no evasions, no secrets. Lately, I feel like I'm getting all three from you."
Aye, she's right. But I can't share all my selfish, idiotic fears with her. It won't change anything.
"Should I assume our honeymoon is off?" she asks.
I open my mouth, but no sounds come out.
"Right." Emery spins toward the bathroom door. "I'm taking a shower."
She crosses half the distance before I manage to speak.
"Wait," I say, heaving my body off the bed and ignoring the way my head throbs. "Have a bath instead."
"Why do you care if I take a shower or a bath?"
"Please, Emery." I shuffle toward her, grasping her upper arms. "Have a bath. Downstairs."
"Downstairs? Why?"
"The ground-floor bathroom. Please."
"Wh—"
"Ground-floor bathroom," I plead. "Will you do this for me, even though I bollocksed everything badly and haven't earned the right to ask anything of you?"
"Oooh-kay. I'll take a bath on the ground floor. Happy?"
"Not yet, but I am grateful." I touch my lips to her forehead. "Thank you."
"Sure, whatever."
As she leaves the room, Emery tosses confused glances back at me.
Maybe I don't deserve another chance, but after the way I behaved last night, I owe Emery something. It won't be enough, but it's all I can give her.
*****
I approach the door to the ground-floor bathroom and knock twice.
Emery moans, though it's not a sexy sound. "Who is it?"
"Your husband."
"Which one? I've got so many, you'll have to be more specific."
"Rory," I say, over-enunciating the syllables. "May I come in?"
"You may."
I throw the door open and walk into the bathroom, shedding my terry-cloth robe along the way. My cock is rising, though I'm amazed I can get an erection after the way I overindulged last night. Emery's body, naked and submerged in the warm water of the tub, provides all the motivation my slat needs.
She waves at her own body. "Your wish is my command. I'm bathing on the ground floor. Care to explain why?"
"This is the only tub large enough."
"For what? This thing swallows me—"
