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He said he loves me. He really said that!
My mind is a jumble of thoughts right now, but one thing is for sure. I love him too.
“So, um…” Ian drawls, pulling me out of my thoughts. “Are you gonna let me in? It’s freezing out here.”
I blink, looking around. I didn’t even realize we’re still standing on the porch.
“Oh.” I chuckle. “Yeah, um…yeah come on in.”
We walk into the living room and I close the door behind me. He takes a seat on the couch and I perch on the armrest. Him being so close is already messing with my head. If we’re going to have a conversation, I sit as close as I can.
“You’re right you know.”
Ian looks up at me, a puzzled expression on his face. “What’re you talking about?”
“When you said I wasn’t telling you everything, either.”
He stays silent for a moment and his eyes light up. “Oh no, Kaylee, I wasn’t. What happened between you and your ex-husband was never my business. You don’t have to tell me.”
“Yeah, I do.” I nod. “I wasn’t mad because you didn’t tell me about your dad. I was mad because I thought that you and I shared something special, and we could trust each other. Not telling me about him disproves that.”
Ian nods and I continue.
“The truth is, I’ve also been very hypocritical by not telling you about Logan.” I pause, fiddling with my hands. “But that ends today.”
Shifting on my seat, I turn to face him squarely.
“Logan and I met in college and we were together throughout our time there. It might have been an impulsive decision to get married right out of college, but I loved him, and I thought he loved me as well. We were happy at first, and I had my whole life planned out. But after two years into the marriage, I was faced with the undeniable truth. Something I’d always known since college, but chose to deny: he was cheating on me.”
“Wow…”
“And he wasn’t just cheating.” I let out a bitter laugh. “He fathered a child with another woman.” I sniffle. “I know lots of people think I actually initiated the divorce, but that’s not what happened. I found out about the child and confronted him; immediately, he asked for a divorce.”
“I’m really sorry you had to go through all that.”
“You wanna know the crazy thing?” I blink away the tear glazing my eyes. Every time I asked him in college and after we got married whether we were having problems, or if he thought our relationship was going to work, he said yes. He promised me time and time again that I had nothing to worry about, and I chose to believe him. But he turned out to be a liar.” I look up at him. “I hope you see why it hurt me so much when I found out that you were also lying.”
Ian inches closer, taking my hand again. “I don’t have an excuse for why I did what I did. It was a stupid decision on my part to leave you out of the loop, and I’m sorry about that. The only thing I can promise now is that it won’t happen again. From here on out, no more secrets.”
A soft smile curls up my lips as he continues.
“I love you, Kaylee. I may not be sure of anything else in my life, but that I’m sure of. I’ll never do anything to hurt you. Never again.”
I place one palm on his face, using my thumb to stroke gently. “I love you too, silly.”
Ian heaves a loud sigh, chuckling. He wraps his arms around my waist, pulling me till I’m sitting on his laps. I press my lips against his in a warm passionate kiss. We fit together all too perfectly. I wrap my arms around him, inhaling his intoxicating scent. I felt safe in his arms and for someone who doesn’t depend on people, this is new for me.
Pulling back, I stare deep into his eyes.
“Let’s go upstairs.”
He nods immediately. I rise to my feet, taking his hand to lead him upstairs. We get to my room and he locks the door behind him. I pull off my blouse, flinging it to the dresser. Closing the distance between us, I take his lips, running my hands around his chest, over his top.
“God, I missed you.” he moans into my mouth.
“I missed you too.” I push off his jacket, and it drops on the ground. Warmth engulfs me as his hand runs over my back, stopping to unhook my bra. He pulls off his top in one move. He grabs me by the waist and pushes me to the bed. I let out a loud yelp, chuckling lightly as my back hit the sheets. Ian unhooks the button of my jeans and pulls them off. I bite my lip, locking eyes with him as he drops his face to trail kisses down my neck.
“Fuck.” My eyes slide close as a buzz zings through me. My whole being aches for him. I can’t wait for him to be inside me.
