Chapter 46

Cassie

"Your chariot awaits m'lady."

Pausing on the steps leading from the front door I tore my eyes away from the sleek cherry red sports car with its doors that opened upwards instead of outwards and turned them to my husband and the air left my lungs in a whoosh.

He looked better than I had ever seen him. Handsome with the sun giving his hair golden highlights but it was more than that. He looked casual and relaxed in his jeans and white shirt. The sleeves rolled up to expose tanned corded forearms.

There should be a law against looking that good when you were such a horrible person.

"You look beautiful." He murmured as I walked passed. He said it so quietly that at first I thought I'd not heard him right but one look at his handsome face and I knew I had. There was heat in his eyes and it made heat pool between my thighs.

"Thank you." I whispered with my cheeks flaming red, I slipped into the low leather seat and he closed the door behind me.

I'd been in a few nice cars in my life but nothing like this! Because this was unreal. The perfect mixture of sleek and stylish and hi tech.

Leaning forward I ran my hand across the dashboard.

"Do you approve?" He asked as he slid inside as well. "Does it pass?" He turned to me with a glint in his eyes.

"It's beautiful."

A smile spread across his face which wasn't fair because it just made him more handsome. "I was debating whether to choose the Aston Martin DBS but I think this -"

I cut him off with a gasp of appreciation. "You have a Aston Martin?"

"I have several. You -"

"It's my favourite car in the world. I have always wanted one." I admitted.

"You can take one of mine. We will go for a drive when the weather is clearer and you can choose one that suits you." Starting the car he pulled away from the house and for several seconds we were both silent. I lost myself in the whirl of my thoughts and the loud purring roar of the engine.

"You would do that for me?" I finally asked.

Out of the corner of his eye he stared at me. "Yeah Cassie. I would." More silence. "How are you feeling now? You really had me worried yesterday."

I turned my head away and looked at the cats whizzing past. Last night had scared me as well but everything was fine. At least that's what I had been told. Of course it didn't mean that she wouldn't keep trying.

"Everything is fine. No harm done."

Julian's hands clenched so tightly around the steering wheel that his knuckles popped and turned white. "You say that Cassie but someone tried to harm you. If it hadn't of been for Forrest-"

"He's a good friend."

"Yeah." Julia gritted his teeth. "He is but it doesn't change the fact that someone tried to harm my wife. I can't allow that to happen again."

"Because you're the only one that's allowed to hurt me?" I asked. Part of me expected him to laugh my question off but instead he reached out and pressed his hand just above my knee. Squeezing it.

My breath caught in my throat and a last gasp escaped my lips.

"I am the only one allowed Cassie. But let's be honest you enjoy it when I do. Part of you kind of craves it."

Scowling at him I turned my body away from him. He was deluded.

Deluded and partly right because I did kind of like it. Not that I would ever admit that to his face or to anyone else. It was my own personal little dirty secret.

Just like I liked his hand on my leg and the way his fingers kneaded my thigh hard.

Laughing he went back to concentrating on the road. But he kept his hand where it was. His fingers sliding against my skin, digging in just enough to cause me to bite back little whimper and then soothing away the pain.

My husband was enjoying himself and so was I if I was honest with myself.

Julian wasn't so bad , not really which was good because I had decided to keep the babies.

Last night had really opened my eyes to the fact that I did want them. I knew it wasn't going to be easy. Especially when I couldn't be sure if they were Julian's or my mystery wedding night man's and Julian would go ballistic when he found out but I had to live in hope that he would understand why I couldn't get rid of them. I was praying that part of him would be merciful but if he wasn't then. Well then I would do what I needed to do to raise them and give them a good life

If I was careful and worked hard the next few months then I might even have enough money saved to find us a small place.

Me, my mum and the twins.

We could be happy even if it would be hard work.

"What time do you finish tonight?"

Julian's question surprised me out of my thought. Blinking I looked out at the sprawling hospital building.

"That was quick."

"You were away lost in your own thoughts. You have a line between your eyebrows you've been frowning so hard."

Reaching out he rubbed at my face with his thumb. Easing away the line.

"I'm just worried about my mum." I lied. "And I finish at five thirty but I doubt I'll get out before six."

"I'll come and pick you up." His fingers slid from my forehead to my cheek. "She's coming."

I didn't have to ask who was coming.

"Kiss me Cassie."

"W-what?" I stuttered confused.

"Kiss me. Just having me drop you off isn't going to prove your point to her. Kiss me." His eyes glittered. "We are man and wife, we would kiss each other goodbye."

I only hesitated a second before closing the distance between us and pressing my lips to his.

The kiss seared through me.

"Oh Cassie." Julian's hand tightened on the back of my head. "You can do better than that."