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I decided not to pry any further. I had been wrong. What he confessed did make me hate her more. Why lie? Why make someone suffer from your personal choices? That was selfish. She should have never agreed to marry my brother. They had more of a choice than Elias and I had.
“I’m sorry.” I reached across the table and placed my hand over his, squeezing gently. He flipped his over and linked his fingers with mine.
“Don’t be.” He pulled away, extending to his full height and adjusting his suit jacket. “I have a meeting I need to get to. Come home for dinner soon.”
“With my husband?” I teased and he cringed slightly and nodded.
“I still have to get used to that but yes, he’s family now. He’s welcome at my table as I’m sure I’m welcome at yours.”
Yours.
My brother now viewed me as a part of Elias’s family as well.
Christian rounded the table and kissed my cheek. “I’m glad you’re happy, Cress. That was very important to me regardless of what you may think.”
“I believe you want me to be happy, Chris.”
“Good, because I do. See you soon, kid.” He walked away and just as I was about to go back to my search, my phone rang with a FaceTime call from Elias. My stomach fluttered and my heart danced with excitement while a smile eased onto my face.
“I was just thinking about you.” I held my phone close to the table and angled my face so that it was level over it.
I wanted to see him and for him to see me.
He smiled, looking dangerously handsome, shirtless with a light sheen of sweat covering his tempting brown skin. “Yeah?”
“Yeah.”
“You want to share what those thoughts were?”
“Hmmmm, maybe not or I might not make it back to my studio to finish my last session for the day.”
His face tensed and those brown eyes flitted over my face. “You’re not at the studio?”
“No, the coffee shop next to it. I needed a little break so I came here to get tea and a bagel.”
“How long are you gonna be there? I can come meet you?”
“You’re not dressed.” I narrowed my eyes trying to take in the scenery behind him. “Where are you?”
“At the house. Went for a run.”
“You’re not tired?”
He shook his head. “No, got some rest this morning after you left.”
I didn’t believe him. Elias didn’t rest.
“Oh…”
“So, you want me to come join you?”
“I have a few more hours I need to get in. I was about to head back now. I was just talking to Chris…”
“Your brother’s there?” His tone was harder than necessary.
“Was, he stopped by to see me before a meeting.”
“Yeah?”
