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“So you’re going to talk to her about it?” Ar her this way I love her holding onto me

“I’ll talk to Stuart first He couldn’t discuss it in front of Mariska”

Again she’s quiet, thinking “You think this has so to do with Mariska?”

I exhale and kiss her head “If it were Patrick, I’d say yes without hesitation, but Stuart’s different He keeps it in his pants”

Pulling back, she barely hides her surprise “You think he slept with Nikki?”

“I’reed to start this firuess is it was before he left the last time”

“He wasn’t planning to come back”

I nod, re overseas I left hi ti out loud

Her eyes narrow, and I realize I’ve given her an opening “Even threetime”

One probleht green trees swaying in the early spring breeze “So quiet”

Chapter 3: Secrets

Melissa

Loud, i ns of his father He’d been late again last night afterwith Patrick, and I wouldn’t have known he was back if he hadn’t pulled me into his arms in the darkness

Our son is only playfully coht It’s the second tione to bed alone Co to be more than I can take

Last night, when his strong arainst his chest, it wasn’t like his usual eainst ainst my skin