Page 91 of She Was Mine First

I sucked in air, hanging on by a thread.

“I think about how much I would have loved you being the mother of my child. How much I would have loved being the father of yours. I think about the future we could have had, but mostly…” He leaned forward, getting close to my lips. “I think about how I lost you. I think about how I just let you slip through my fingers. I was so busy trying to make a name for myself so that your parents would finally accept me. So that your father would shake my hand with admiration and respect, possibly calling me son like I’ve seen him do all week with your fiancé.”

“Ethan… I had no idea.”

“It’s always been you, Livvy, and it will always be for me. You’re my soulmate. I’ll always be in love with you.”

The uncontrollable tears flew endlessly.

This was the moment.

The second.

The time that Ethan and I could finally be together, and I couldn’t have been more ready for it.

“I’m sorry, Ethan. I should have never said yes to Beau. Not when I’ve always been in love with you. Tell me not to marry him, and I swear to you I won’t.”

I waited.

And waited.

And waited...

Until he finally said, “I can’t tell you that. As much as I want to, as much as I wish I could, I can’t make that choice for you. I’d be no better than your parents. It needs to come from you, Livvy, or you’ll always remember that you didn’t marry him because I told you not to. I love you too much to risk the chance of you regretting your decision and blaming me for it.”

He kissed away my tears, rubbing his soft lips along my heated skin that felt like it was on fire.

I felt like I was on fire, burning inside and out.

“Ethan, please…” I begged.

Instead, he kissed the corner of my mouth like he did the first night, letting his lips linger.

“I’m sorry,” he cautiously spoke. “I can’t.”

With that, he turned around and left.

I broke down.

I bawled.

Big, huge, ugly tears.

I cried until I couldn’t breathe.

Until I couldn’t speak.

Until I couldn’t cry anymore.

Then I got up, jumped in the shower, and went to bed. Because tomorrow, I’d become…

Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter.

ChapterTwenty-Eight

Ethan

I barely slept that night.

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