Chapter 24: Vanessa
(Not If You're Dead)
“I don't understand.” I answered even though I had tripped over the brink of tears and was sobbing now.
I understood perfectly what he was talking about.
“I want you all to myself for a whole week and then I'll let you see our children again. No goldilocks. Just you and me.”
I sniffled. “What does it involve?” I asked the question I already knew the answer to.
“I want to make love to my own wife in our own bed.” I sucked in a ragged breath at his statement.
“Christian, please.” I pleaded.
“I want to touch you again. I've missed my wife. I've missed having a wife, Vanessa.” His voice was thick with a lot of emotions. “I've missed you. Even though you didn't miss me.”
“Because I didn't know you existed.” I defended myself as he litera
