The Runaway Groom

Chapter 154

Irene turned when she heard it, and got off the window seat, walking up to Isaac when she saw him. “How’s Zachary?”

Isaac loosened his collar. “He’s going to resign from the hospital and start work at his family’s company.”

Irene’s expression darkened. She knew that Zachary loved being a doctor–giving up must cause him misery.

“Win some, lose some.” Isaac could see that she was worried. “Don’t worry about him.”

Irene helped him take off his jacket but kept her eyes lowered. “I’m not.”

Staring at her just then, Isaac thought that she was being different today.

Irene hung his jacket and asked, “Are you going to take a shower before you sleep?”

“Yeah,” Isaac replied.

“I’ll warm the water for you,” Irene said as she went to the bathroom.

Isaac caught her wrist then and asked, “Something on your mind?”

Irene smiled. “Does it look that way?”

peacefully with him, and confront her

raced as

just then, and Irene wrapped her arms around his neck as she looked into

bed, and crawled on top of her. “You think I’m

shook her

very clean,” he said, and leaned in to peck her pink

he lifted her hand, placing it on his collar as he

shyly, and he turned her face toward him–he was at once unreasonable and

“Look into my eyes.”

shoved him and

now, and leaned in to brush his cheek against hers. And I’ll

you can

human,”

was only natural that he was less aloof around the woman he loved. As he caressed his cheek, his fingertips slowly moved down to

pull himself away from touching that fair, delicate

slightly, giving her silent consent by

hence went wild and

of cool air underneath left Irene cringing a little, but

Isaac had her in his arms as they curled in tandem under the sheets, kissing passionately and filling

just as they were about to melt into one, there was