When There Is Nothing Left But Love

When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 820

He shook his head. “You’re not allowed to wear skirts anymore!”

Before I could react, he had draped his coat over my thighs to my chagrin.

I was also distinctly aware that everyone around us who was having breakfast glanced toward us more often than was necessary. Do I look indecent?

I examined my dressing again, but I didn’t find anything overtly inappropriate. “Do I look strange at all?” I pleaded with Ashton.

He nodded solemnly. “Yes. You’re too beautiful, that’s the problem.”

I was flabbergasted for a moment and burst into laughter the next. “Where did you learn to say things like that?”

He took a sip of water at length. “Just don’t wear skirts this short again.”

“It looks good on me,” I pouted. “Why can’t I wear it?”

“It’s too short!” Ashton said brusquely.

Nora said that Ashton’s reaction like this was a common ailment amongst men. They would try to restrict their wives’ freedom to dress provocatively to the best of their ability but would enjoy looking at skimpily dressed women out in public.

“Rebecca and Rachel wear short skirts often and I think they look nice,” I said deliberately. “Why can’t I do the same? You can ogle at others but why can’t I let others ogle at me? Ashton, you’re being unreasonable.”

do with one

they do,” I said after

he said critically. “Your fat thighs will be more obvious

gotten skinnier!” I protested after a shocked

the case.

he

so for me because Ashton had never called me fat before until now. If it had merited a mention from him, perhaps there was some truth

again,” I promised. I’d look awful in them being as fat as

gave a satisfied

was mostly what I enjoyed eating, but now that my plumpness had been pointed out, I felt self-conscious and didn’t have much of

of milk. “Why

start losing weight,” I said. “With a controlled diet, I should be able to slim

It was well worth it to be able to

to lose weight if you don’t eat regularly? We can go for a walk tonight to

pushed the pastries back in front

I

worst way to lose weight. We can go to the gym tonight

in defiance, but ultimately

eye, I saw a

morning, Mr. White!” he

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