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That wasn’t going to change anything.
And since he’d offered to have this end for us on a good note, I decided that was the way to go with it. Maybe I could walk away with a few more good memories.
So, even though I still felt some level of betrayal for Johnny giving me something that he’d ultimately taken away from me, I did my best to ignore it and said, “I appreciate that, Johnny. I don’t have anything specific I need you to do, but I guess if we both have that same mindset, we’ll probably do okay with each other this week.”
He offered another nod. “If that changes, let me know.”
“Okay.”
Johnny’s gaze lingered on my face for another few seconds before he looked away. The next thing I knew, he was pulling out of the driveway.
Three hours.
We had three hours alone together in this car. How was I ever going to survive it?
Johnny
Terrified.
That was the only way to accurately describe what I was feeling from the moment I woke up this morning.
It was almost time.
None of what I knew was going to happen when we got home from this trip was what I wanted, but I knew Kiera believed she needed it. Sadly, I was unsure there was anything I could do to change or stop the divorce from happening, but I was desperate not to lose her. So, I was going to try to do whatever I could to save us.
Our marriage needed a hero, and I was going to try to be that man. The one she needed. The one she deserved. The one she fell in love with.
Of course, then I touched her hand, and any of the confidence I’d felt about my plan for this week flew right out the window. It wasn’t because I didn’t want to do what had to be done.
I did.
And I certainly wanted the positive outcome from that effort.
But when I touched her hand, the first I’d touched her in months, something moved through me.
I knew if I couldn’t stop this from happening, I’d never be the same man again. I would have lost the best thing that had ever happened to me, and regret would consume me.
The only thing that gave me hope was love.
I was still so madly in love with Kiera, and I thought, if nothing else, it would be impossibly easy to prove that to her.
If she saw that, if she knew I still cared about her and loved her, she’d have to reconsider, wouldn’t she?
TEN
Johnny
While I had always liked having a good time, I couldn’t say there was ever a moment in my life when I would have considered myself to be a practical joker.
But now I was beginning to wonder about that.
Who had I been trying to kid when I told myself this was going to be easy?
Nothing completely awkward had happened just yet. Kiera and I had arrived yesterday at the North Carolina beach resort where Zac and Talia were having their wedding. Our friends, including the bride and groom as well as the rest of the bridal party, all arrived at different times throughout the day yesterday.
And since we were all expected to be here before then, Zac and Talia had planned for the ten of us to get together for a late dinner last night.
In fact, that was what was to be expected for the next week. The bride and groom had a week of fun planned with their bridal party, so we all spent most of dinner last night getting the details and catching up on any and all of the last-minute details and drama of them making it here.
