“I do?”
“Have you ever been in love?”
Again, Jane shook her head. All she had wanted to do was to study hard so she could leave the Harrison household — not a relationship.
A laugh escaped Ethan.
“You said you didn’t want to divorce me”, he said.
“But not out of duty — you want to be my wife because you fell for me. You like it when I kiss and hug you… and you kissed me back… that means you have feelings for me”.
“Oh”, she was stunned; he seemed to understand her better than herself. Initially, staying by his side had been a matter of responsibility and self interest.
But now, all she yearned for was to kiss him again. No, she didn’t hate this — far from it, if the excitement churning in her was any indication.
“So this is what liking someone feels like”.
Ethan’s fingers skimmed o
