Page 93 of Be My Wife

Stalk out.

As I get in the car, I battle the mixed bag of emotions that pour over me. Anger. Frustration. Annoyance. Unease.

Damn.

Lucas put that tiny seed of doubt in my head and now I can’t shake it loose.

No woman has made me feel this off-kilter before.

Not even Lana.

He’s right about that.

I’ve never cared.

Not once since the divorce.

I never let anyone close enough to rattle me.

But Elizabeth?

Even when I’m pissed off, I want to kiss her.

I’m not whole enough to offer anything, but I still want to make her smile.

She’s exasperating.

Frustrating.

A damn pain in the butt.

But she’s…

I groan loudly.

Slap my hand against the steering wheel.

Shake my head.

I can’t.

It’s—

No.

There’s no way it’s love.

I check my watch.

It’s almost time for me to meet Mom at the hospital.

I cringe when I think about seeing Elizabeth there. Introducing her to Steph. Letting her into a part of my life that I keep heavy metal barriers on so no one can move in.

I told Elizabeth I better not see her at the hospital but, to that stubborn woman, I might as well have asked her to show up with bells on.

Biting back a curse, I start to drive.

A sleek SUV pulls up to the children’s hospital the same time I do. Gerard hops out and tips his hat to me as he hustles to the back and opens the door for my mother.

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