Page 442 of His Virgin Romance Series

“My ex-wife?”

“Yes.”

“She moved to Switzerland shortly after we got divorced,” Gregory replied. “She married some Swiss guy a couple of years later, and she’s got a son now.”

I looked at his face and could see the regret there. “Do you still keep in touch with her?”

“I did for a while,” he nodded. “But it was too hard to see her in her new life. It’s been a few years since we last spoke.”

I nodded. “Is that why you’re helping me?”

“I like you, Brie,” he said. “You’re a great girl, but up until last night, I didn’t know you. I know Seth, though, and he reminds me a lot of myself. Why should he repeat the same mistakes I made?”

“That’s very noble of you.”

Gregory smiled. “I’m getting soft in my old age.”

I laughed. “I wasn’t aware that thirties were considered old.”

“Working this hard ages you,” he said. “You forget to live; you forget to enjoy your life. This vacation is the first one I’ve been on in four years.”

“Wow.”

“Everyone seems to have forgotten that we work to support and enjoy the families we’ve built,” he reflected. “What’s the point in working this hard if we have no one to go home to?”

“I don’t know if everyone thinks that way, though,” I said, thinking of Seth. “Some men just aren’t cut out for family life.”

“Maybe not,” Gregory agreed. “But I don’t think Seth’s one of them.”

“Based on?”

“Instinct,” he said vaguely. “Can I ask you a question?”

“Of course.”

“What do you want?” he asked. “In regards to Seth?”

I sighed—that really was the million-dollar question. “Would you judge me if I said I didn’t know?”

Gregory smiled. “Take the time to figure it out,” he said. “Don’t waste your whole life living on memories.”

There was sadness in his tone when he said it, and I couldn’t help but reach out and take his hand. “You’re a nicer guy than I had you pegged for.”

He laughed. “I’ll take that as a high compliment.”

“It was meant as one,” I said. “I wish… I wish that if I were in a different place emotionally…”

“I know,” he nodded. “I wish that date last night had been real.”

I could sense the possibility between us, but in the same breath, I knew it was a hollow feeling. It was hollow because of how I felt about Seth. With that realization staring me in the face, I finally knew exactly what I wanted.

And I also knew that Lizzie had probably been right. I would probably get hurt.

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