My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!
Chapter 15
Chapter 15
“Of course, I’ll stay with you. You’re not well, why would I leave?! I’ll lay right here beside you on the floor. Just say the word and I can get you anything you need.”
“This bed can hold two people. Come and lie beside me.” Even he was unaware of the longing look on his face.
Grace bit her lip and hesitated for a while before nodding. “All right.” She lifted up the quilt on the floor and lay down beside him.
She was astonished that she had agreed to sleep beside a man.
His scent enveloped her and his body radiated heat.
Not like a fever, just a warm, healthy body.
“Are you sure I can’t take you to the hospital?” She didn’t think he had insurance, but she could go on a payment plan. The cost was irrelevant, the only thing that mattered was his well-being.
“I’ll be okay,” he assured her. “Just stay with me.”
She held his hand and shifted on her side so she could hold one arm over his body in a loose hug. It was a novel feeling to comfort this man, and for her, it brought into acute awareness how long she’d denied herself any comfort or any connection to another human being.
Sure, she had her friends, and she loved them.
But this… this involved trust, and connecting to someone new. After all that she’d been through, she was glad she hadn’t lost all of her humanity.
She switched off the light and then it was just the two of them, holding each other and quietly breathing.
“Sister, will you stay with me forever?” Jay asked softly
“Of course! In the future, when you get married and have a family, I’ll still keep you company.” Bonds could be forged that were stronger than blood. Hadn’t she learned that? While her own father and half-sister had forsaken her, Jason had shown that he would be there for her. And she would be there for him.
He felt assured by her
fiancee, Jason had never thought of getting married. However, Grace was already
you mean what
“Yes,” she replied.
and then allowed himself to
she lifted her hand to touch Jay’s face and forehead. No fever. And his body had stretched out during the night, which made her think that the pain in his stomach must have lessened. He looked peaceful and handsome. His strong, big body took up most of the bed, and though she’d tried
to
he was no longer in
Rest a little longer.” As Grace spoke, she hurried off to wash up and get
set a pot of soup in the slow cooker and set out the medicine on the counter. “Try to eat something. And please don’t
Grace had given the instructions, she
left alone in the small
buried his face in the spot where she
feel the residual heat of her body
to care for him and asked for
and his thoughts turned
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phone. It was an old model, and it wasn’t to his boss’s usual taste. However, Mr.
But he didn’t question his boss’s
procured the SIM card in no time and handed it
phone, he sent a text message. Shortly, the text message alert tone resounded, and his boss, who usually looked cold, smiled after
at the sender of the text message from the corner of his eyes and saw the
was an
‘sister’ whom
financial meeting. When everybody was listening attentively to
a cheap, old-model mobile phone and answer the call. He put
it. I will remember
Terrence, by the
talking to?” William Sharf
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