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“Enough’s enough, Mary When are you coainst the kitchen counter He gripped its smoke and white marble top behind him It was late Sunday afternoon From across the room, he pinned his wife of almost two years with a steady stare

Dr Marilyn Devry-Evans angled her softly rounded stubborn chin Her chocolate eyes e “I’ve told you I need time, Rick”

Warrick’s pal He sed the brick of fear in his throat “It’s been a month”

A blush kissed the honey brown skin of her high cheekbones, but her gaze never wavered “I have a lot to consider I didn’t realize what I was getting into when I married you”

“I told you e met that I was a basketball player”

Marilyn hugged her arms around her slender torso “But the Brooklyn Monarchs weren’t any good e met Now that you’re in the play-offs, you’re a celebrity”

“I’htened on the counter until his knuckles hurt

“You’re Rick aht strands of her dark brown ponytail swung around her shoulders “You’re in the newspaper every day People are gossiping about you, about ht”

Knowing she had a point didn’tit any easier “Neither did I But that’s part of the price I have to pay for a cha” The other costs were his swollen knees and the spasms in his back

“As your wife, the loss of privacy is a price I have to pay, too”

“I know And I’m sorry When I fell in love with you, I didn’t consider how my career would affect you” Warrick took a breath, then another “Is the price too high?”

“I don’t know” Marilyn’s words sliced his heart right down the middle

What was behind her indecision? Marilyn was an obstetrician/gynecologist She made sound decisions quickly all the tie? What—or as co with her parents