Chapter 12
IVY
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I KEEP RUBBING HIS chest, and I lean in to kiss him over his heart. Nothing he tells me will be new information. I know a fight is coming with what I will be telling him. This is 75% of the reason I refused to read about his Army time because I hate this.
He takes a shaky breath and pulls me closer as though he’s afraid I’m going to bolt.
“David, baby, look at me.” I wait for his eyes to meet mine. My chest squeezes at the sadness and fear I see there.
“I already know the basics of what happened, but I need your story, then I will tell you what is going to happen. But through all this, I’m not going anywhere. I love you, baby.”
He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, and I see a tear run down his cheek. I lean in and kiss it away.
“My first few
