Chapter 0353

“No. We won’t.”

As soon as we arrived home, I made my way to the closet in our bedroom where I had been keeping the box with all of our papers. I pulled out the sex contract and the divorce papers, holding them for a moment before turning to Noah, who was standing in the doorway.

“Let’s burn them,” I said decisively.

Noah’s eyebrows shot up, but he nodded, following me to the fireplace. We knelt together on the plush rug as I placed the papers in the grate. Noah struck a match, and we watched as the flames consumed the documents that had once symbolized the end of our marriage.

As we watched the papers curl and blacken, Noah’s hand found mine. He intertwined our fingers, gently tugging me closer to him. Neither of us spoke, although we didn’t need to; we just watched, leaning against one another, as the flames licked at those damning documents.

Staying together. We were staying together.

And it felt so, so right.

When the last of the papers had finally turned to ash, Noah turned to me. He cupped my cheek gently, his thumb tracing my cheekbone.

eyes reflecting the flickering flames, “that I will do right by you and our baby. No more coldness, no more distance. I’m here, fully

came to rest on my swollen belly, and I covered it with my own. We pressed our foreheads together,

love you,” I whispered, the words feeling both new and familiar on my

was different from our recent passionate, desperate, hungry

in his arms, carrying me toward the bed. I laughed, wrapping my arms around his neck, feeling suddenly


asked, although I had

to make love to my wife,” he said,

pretended to think for a moment, tapping my chin. “Hmm… nope, can’t think of

lips exploring my body with reverence. This wasn’t the frenzied passion of our recent encounters, driven by the terms of

something

he undressed me. His fingers trailed over

it felt like coming home after a long time at

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