Total pages in book: 101
Estimated words: 97426 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 487(@200wpm)___ 390(@250wpm)___ 325(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 97426 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 487(@200wpm)___ 390(@250wpm)___ 325(@300wpm)
“I’ll bring dinner home tonight. Does that make it better?”
“I don’t know, I was going to cook.”
“Text me and let me know what you decide. I’ll stop to get something if you change your mind or if you really don’t want to cook.”
“Aren’t you the perfect husband?”
I stand and tug her into my arms. She turns her face up and puckers her lips. I peck them before I look down into her eyes.
“Not as perfect as my wife. Seriously, how much longer before you wash that off? I can think of something I want to do before I have to leave.”
“Give me two seconds. I’ll be right back.” She grins as she backs away toward the bathroom.
I smile as I watch her disappear behind the door. I can’t wait to give her the life she deserves. Uncle Blake will understand.
I’m not the one who’s getting the big promotion. I don’t think I’ll be missed. Not if things go as I was told.
Chapter 4
Gone
Alexis
It’s been three months since we got married. I couldn’t be happier. When Ant isn’t trying to visit his uncle to find out how to help him, I have all his attention. He makes me laugh and smile all the time.
I stare at my husband in his sleep. I love this man so much. I still remember the day I first saw him.
He’d been at the courthouse. I’d just sat through my ex’s arraignment. I was over him and sitting there listening to all the trouble he’d gotten himself into had sealed the deal.
I’d gotten outside and to the bottom of the stairs when I saw Ant. We locked eyes as I came out of my thoughts.
“Hello,” I purred and smiled up at him.
He gave me the sexiest smile and winked at me. It was strange, I could tell he had a lot on his mind even as he silently flirted. I didn’t get to talk to him past hello that day, but I didn’t forget his face.
It was a month later when I saw him again. It was at the old track where the rich kids in Bridge Lake go to hang and show off. I’d been there with Ven, helping her tune the car she’d been working on.
We often worked in the back garage away from everyone else. It’s not easy being girls who can work on cars and bikes. It’s better to stay away from the bullshit.
I, for one, like to stay away from the rich kids’ drama and games. When I stepped out of the gate to get on my bike, there he was, watching his brother through the fence—a fact I would later learn.
I walked over and placed a hand on his waist. “Well, hello again, handsome. You should have asked for my number when you first saw me. You don’t have to run around town stalking me. You’re kind of too big for that,” I teased, looking up at him through my lashes.
“I’m not here for you. I don’t have time to chase after girls,” he said like a damn asshole.
I frowned and dropped my hand. “Well, forget I said anything. You have a good one.”
I turned to leave, but he grabbed my wrist to stop me. “Wait, I’m sorry. I’m having a bad day. My name is Anthony. What’s yours?”
I turned and looked up into his bright hazel-green eyes. His dark hair had these big curls on top that tumbled into his forehead. It suited his strong, handsome features. I craned my neck back as he moved closer to crowd my space.
“I remember you. You were outside the courthouse. Right before…”
“Before?” I said and lifted a brow.
“Nothing. Tell me your name so we can get out of here.”
I scoffed. “You might have ruined that already.”
His eyes turned sad. “I hope not. You’ve been the first person to bring a real smile to my lips in a month.”
I nodded toward the guys horsing around on the other side of the fence. “You know them?”
He winked. “Answer my question first.”
“Alexis, but everyone close to me calls me Lex.”
“I want to be close to you.”
I pulled a face and looked him over. “You sure? I mean, just a moment ago, you didn’t have time for me.”
He reached to brush my braids behind my ear. “Just a few moments ago, I had a lot on my mind. Now, you’re on my mind and I want to get to know you. Come on, Lex. Humor your new boyfriend. I’ve had a shitty day.”
I smiled up at his tall ass, wanting to listen to his deep voice all day. I knew a lot about having a bad day, so I gave him a pass.
That day he told me the first time I saw him, his uncle had been arrested for BS charges and he wasn’t having any luck getting him out or getting bail set. It was that day I started to fall for him. We were alike yet different in so many ways.