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Wish you were here … she’d texted

So did I I was counting down the several hours reet on the plane hoh, a blur of alcohol and

Manuel whistled "Hot dahts on e after you say I do?" he asked, leaning back with his hands tucked behind his head "Wives don’t look like that They don’t send selfies like that"

I exited out to the hoain

Manuel’s eyes widened at the wedding photo that served as o"

He shook his head "I can’t see it Marriage, I et old?"

"Being happy never gets old"

"Isn’t variety the spice of life or some shit?" he asked, in some sort of half-assed philosophicalout whatsurprised when she shows you so it, doesn’t it become routine? Touch her here, lick her there, keep the rhythet her off … Rinse and repeat"

"When your tied "You want kids? Is that why?"

"Eventually Not any time soon" I couldn’t even picture it Eva would make a wonderful ether as parents? One day, I’d be ready for that One day far ahen I could bear to share her with soht now, I just want her"

"Mr Cross"

I looked up and saw Raúl standing behind ht line I instantly stiffened, then sat up,off the side to plant my feet in the sand "What is it?"

Fear for Eva settled heavily in ut She’d just texted me ri, I shoved my phone in my pocket and closed the distance between us I held out lare from the sun darkened the screen, so I shifted to cast lass The photo that came into focus froze the blood in rind

Gideon Cross’s Wild Brazilian Bachelor Party

"What the fuck is this?" I snapped

Manuel slapped a hand on ood time, cabrón With two very hot babes"

I looked at Raúl

"Clancy sent that to one viral"

Clancy Fuck Eva …

Shoving the tablet at Raúl, I yanked my phone back out "I want to knoho took that picture" Who kneas in Brazil? Who’d followed ht, into a private VIP area, and taken pictures?

"Already on it"

Cursing under my breath, I called my wife Impatience and fury rode me hard as I waited for her to pick up Her voice ain Worry crowded in

The worst fears of her fantasies were captured in living color in that photo I had to explain, even without knowing hoeat beaded my forehead and dampened my palms, but inside, I was chilled

Her voiceup, I dialed again