Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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244 I Want This Wedding (Winona)

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A week has passed since that night, since I heard Jayden say her name in his sleep. Ashlyn,

Even worse, he was having sex with her in his sleep, or whatever it was they did to require the use of his safe word. I'm rattled. I'm back to thinking that this is a part of his needs I can't fulfill other way

way,

It's been bothering me, like an itch I can't scratch. He hasn't mentioned her since, and in every he's been perfect. But that dream, the way he said her name, the small groan. The safe word. It's all still here in my head, eating away at me. I'm sitting across from Barnaby during my weekly therapy session, spilling it all out. I want to stop these sessions after I'm married. The way I'm going, the session will never end.

"I know it sounds crazy," I say, my hands twisting in my lap, fingers interlocked in a nervous knot. "I know he's dealing with a lot-Henry, the wedding, everything But why is he calling out to her, you know? Ashlyn? It's like... is he still in love with her?"

Barnaby listens quietly, as he always does, nodding every now and then to encourage me to keep talking. His eyes are calm, patient, and I know he's waiting for me to get it all out.

leaning forward a little, folding his

with a lot of unresolved emotions tied to her, especially since Henry's birth. But dreams are often just our mind's way of processing things we can't

but it doesn't make it easier. "I get that, but shouldn't he be leaning on me for support? Not pleading with Ashlyn, someone who's gone. And then having sexual dreams about her. It just feels like... he's hiding something." "Have

guess that's possible." But I heard him. I saw him. It was

promise, didn't you? To be open and honest with each other, not to hide feelings. You've both come a long way, and this is something that, if left to fester,

floor. "You're right, but I don't want to bring this up right now. The wedding's six weeks away, Barnaby. I've made up with Cass after our fight about Gabriel, things are finally falling into place. I

like this won't make it go away. If anything, it'll eat at you until it comes out in a worse way. Don't underestimate the power of talking things through, even

fabric feeling like a welcome distraction. But Jayden's been so amazing. He's planned the entire wedding, every detail.

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my lips as I think about his plans. Jayden's been stoked about it, calling venues, organizing the reception, even booking us a

more present than I ever imagined,

you have trust

Sarah in the ceremony. He's planning to adopt them on the same day we get married. Like, sign the papers with them on the day." "That is pretty cool,"

selfish and petty?" I ask, leaning back into the chair, my hands dropping limply into my lap. "He's giving me everything I ever wanted with him. A family, a home, a life together. How can I throw something like

doesn't answer immediately, just sits there, letting the words hang in the air between us. His silence isn't uncomfortable, but it presses on me, making

feeling something real something that needs to be addressed. Marriage isn't