Page 46 of Adam & Eve

all I could take

“You want to watch some TV? Read maybe?” I asked.

That got her attention. She glanced up at me. There was a look of bewilderment on her face. I

pointed to the corner of the room on the wall across from the bed. A laptop and tablet sat next to a 32-

inch flat screen television. She turned and looked at them and then back at me strangely.

“Were those here before?” she asked.

“No. I had them delivered, and I set them up while you showered,” I said.

She eyeballed me then the electronics suspiciously.

“Wifi?” she asked.

I nodded.

She asked, “Can I send emails?”

“No.”

“I didn’t think I would be able to, but it never hurts to ask.” She hopped up and headed toward

the new TV, but then she stopped and turned to face me. “Are you planning on killing me?”

I was almost offended by the question but knew I had no right to be. I pushed back against the

rise of irritation before I answered. I couldn’t blame her for thinking the worst of me.

“No, of course not,” I said.

“Good. After what you told me, I don’t think I’m ready to die anymore, not today at least.”

She gave me the first genuine smile she’d given me since that night at my wedding.

My pulse raced. I watched as she walked over to the electronics and picked up the tablet. She

typed something, waited, and then sat down. The sounds of a game filled the room.

“You know I can feel you staring at me, right?” she asked without looking up from her game.

“Does it bother you?”

“Yes, but I figure you’re not going to stop, so it’s just going to take some getting use to.”

I got up from my chair then made my way over to the bed. I slid in next to her then pulled her

feet into my lap. She paused then cocked her head in my direction when I started massaging one.

“What are you doing?” she asked with a raised brow.

Her whole body had gone rigidly still.

“Relax,” I said. “Keep playing.”

It took her a while, but she nodded then turned her eyes back to the screen. This was how I’d

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