“Wait… are you serious about what you just said?”
“If I am—aren’t you even a little curious why I chose to marry you?” she asked, voice barely above a whisper. “Would you be willing to give me everything I want?”
“You don’t need me to get what you want,” he said softly. “You can get anything you set your mind to.”
She swallowed hard, her gaze dropping. “There’s just one thing I can’t seem to have…”
She stood, her breath shaky. “Your heart. I can’t take it from Nancy.”
She took a step forward, closer than she probably should have.
“We’re already married… so it’s not wrong if I’m the one to start something, right?” she said, voice trembling as she reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck. Her fingers felt like ice. This wasn’t her. She’d never been the bold one. But after what s
