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A few minutes later the door closes behind her and we hear her little red sports car drive away, the noise fading into the distance until the only sounds are our heartbeats and ragged breathing

I spin to face Colton again He’s watching me with an intense expression "That was rude of me not to help her take her suitcases out, but I couldn’t very well do that with roans in frustration

I giggle and lift up on my toes to kiss him "I’m sure it’s okay She looked like she had thes "I suppose she did"

"What did you guys talk about in the car?" I ask, re what Marta said just before she left

"Huh?" he asks

"She said she was totally on board with it…" I try to jog his h his hair "Come on, we need to talk"

He leads me to the den and motions for me to sit on the sofa next to him

My belly churns with nerves Colton’s entireto tellto do with him and Marta I take a deep breath and prepare ht have told him just yesterday that I was his and that no matter what I trusted him Noant to s all those words and curl up in a ball with the hurt that is already threatening to overtake me

"Take a deep breath, Sophie," Colton murmurs I’m sure he can see the hurt and worry written all overwith Marta," he says

My stomach drops to my toes as my worst suspicions are confiring and fight to re myself that it was in the past

"I was destroyed after my divorce," he explains "She was there and available and I regret it now, but we utted and feel like crying I’ve been jealous of Marta and her good looks and close relationship with Colton from day one And now all my hunches are confirmed

"We never had sex," he adds

This news inally better "What did she uys talk about in the car that she was on board with?"

"I told her that I’ time that I’m not interested in her, I let her know that I wouldn’t tolerate anything getting in the way of you and I Good employees are hard to find, but if she tried to interfere in any way…"