Heartbeat for him
Emily
Nothing could have prepared me for this.
Especially not the serious look Seth was giving me, as though I were the unreasonable one for hesitating to help him to the restroom.
Like... hello?
How exactly was I supposed to do this when we both knew the circumstances surrounding this marriage?
“Come on, Emily. I'm pressed. Badly. Just see it as though you're helping a patient.”
A patient. Right.
I closed my eyes for a second and raised a hand to my temple, trying to convince myself that the man standing in front of me was nothing more than someone who needed medical assistance.
Not my husband. Not Seth.
Just a patient.
It should have worked but it didn't.
With a reluctant sigh, I walked toward him and slipped his arm over my shoulder. His weight shifted
