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“No what, Grey?” I demanded

“Not right now I’m beat And, you’re… in no condition for it either"

I looked at hi my eyes A sudden chill fell overthem with my palms Before Grey could say another word, I turned and headed back towards the bedroo me with every step I took

“Maddie…” he moaned “Come on Come back”

I slammed the door behind me when I entered the room The rush of wind sent a whistle of cool air upin it and swaddling the sheets around me With my back to the door, I looked across the room for an instant before e of warht

Just then, I heard the door open behind me

Grey walked across the room and sat down on the bed For ato touch rumbled when he did and rolled further away from him

“Maddie,” he began “What’s going on with you?"

I sed hard and smeared away the tears from my cheeks

“Maddie?”

“Nothing” I muttered

“Well, it sure see to me Why are you upset?”

“If you have to ask, then it’s not worth discussing”

“What?” Grey said, as he grabbed my shoulder once more and tried to roll me back towards him

“Don’t!” I yelled, yanking rasp

He exhaled and continued, “Maddie, I really don’t have the energy for this I’ to eat Do you want anything?”

“No,” I whispered

I felt thein disbelief as he walked away, I wondered what the hell just happened Not once, ever, had he rejected me As he exited the room, it was as if the passion we once had left with his were like this noould they be like when the baby arrived?

Would we ever have sex again?

He hadn’t said a single word about the fact I’d dressed up for him and made an effort No, he seeer for him

What was happening to us?

Didn’t he want me anymore?

GREY

I don’t knohat the hell had gotten into Maddie tonight

Look, I got what she was trying do and I understood she was feeling neglected She looked fucking beautiful tonight and we hadn’t had sex in a long ti her down hadn’t been easy, but I wasn’t in the ht Not e had to discuss

I finished the last of rassy hops flavor rolled acrossup ain and as I entered, I noticed she’d gotten up and disappeared

“Maddie!” I called out as I craned my head in the direction of the bathroom “I need to talk to you”

I heard her slaeneral sort of racket a personmy hands into et into it with her She ignored me for a few more minutes, until at last she reappeared in her bathrobe Her eyes looked puffy and swollen She passed by me with a handful of wadded up tissue pressed to her nose and plopped down on the bed

I thinned my lips as I looked at her

“Maddie,” I began “We need to talk”

She nodded “Yes We sure as hell do”

I paused and wrinkled my brow at her “What is that supposed to mean?”

“Uh!” she exclai them down, palms flat on top of the mattress “You can’t be serious, Grey!”