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My reply caused Braden to tilt his head and ask in obvious surprise, "Really?"

I snorted and lay back down "Really"

"Well, that’s a good sign"

The smile in his voice for soood way "What’s a good sign?" I asked, not really sure if I wanted an answer or not

"You Notthe kids"

Yup, I definitely didn’t want the answer

"If you don’t mind the noise of other people’s kids, then you’ll definitely not ht as well have wrapped his hand around my throat I tried to s past the constriction his words had caused and I knew I had to get up, walk away, do anything, so that I didn’t have a panic attack So it wouldn’t be obvious he’d freaked , "You want a drink? I’et a drink"

I felt his eyes on lasses, hurriedly tyingaround my waist Not once did I look at him but I knew fro my freak-out toup our drinks the guilt clawed atwhat the hell had happened and if I was shutting hiain, and I had to keep that promise With that in mind I took the drinks back to hier

After a few o lie on our deck at the villa"

Glancing over at Braden I found hi at aze and answered pointedly, "Because I like the peace and quiet I want that for a while yet"

Braden drew in a deep breath and slowly sat up to facehis elbows on his knees he leaned in and asked, "But one day you’ll want the noise, right?"

My heart started to bang around in ht but I nodded tremulously "Yes But I just want it to be us for a while"

So dark I didn’t quite understand flashed in his eyes but he kissed ainst ht"

When he pulled back his eyeslike there was definitely soot a reassuring nod and he pulled back, standing up to gather his things

Turning, I did the sa down to find er in the shade

"Do you fucking mind?" Braden snapped

My head jerked up at his tone and hbor He was an older man, perhaps in his late forties, early fifties, he wasn’t with anyone, and he was staring in mild amusement over my shoulder at my husband His eyes flicked to my boobs and then back to Braden

Great

I didn’t need to look around to know that Braden’s sharp aggression had drawn all of our neighbors’ gazes

"Your woer commented in a thick accent

I tensed and quickly turned around to face Braden, giving hiently took hold of my wrist and pulled er’s face "My wife is very beautiful But to you she’s invisible Understood?"

The stranger nodded "Understood"

I understood too I understood I wasto cause more of a scene, I let Braden hold my hand as alked up the beach but as soon as ere out of sight I tugged out of his hold

"You’re pissed off" He sighed