Single Mom's Sweet Husband by Charlotte

"Don't you dare, or I'll kidnap you and do... you know what. Wink, wink."

"Are you sure?" Shane's cold voice sounded.

Anne broke out in goosebumps and she almost screamed, "Charlotte, you've overlooked your friend after finding love. You allowed Shane to listen in on our conversation. How dare you?" She hung up immediately.

Annoyed, Charlotte looked at the person beside her. "How did you know what I was saying?"

"Just a presumption."

Charlotte rolled her eyes. In her opinion, his presumption was a superpower.

She didn't even put the phone on speaker. Shane figured out the gist of their conversation just from a "I wouldn't dare." He, too, puzzled out Anne's answer. He understood Anne quite well.

"I'm going to pick up Anne in three days. Could you please ask for the address from Braden? If I ask Anne, she wouldn't want to trouble me."

"Sure." Shane took out his phone and sent a text. The reply came quickly and Shane forwarded it to Charlotte.

Charlotte's eyes lit up with joy as she held her phone. "Let's surprise her."

"Us?"

Since when had he been part of her plan?

"You're not going? Then I'll ask someone else. Rick should be available. He's Anne's brother anyway." Charlotte said as she glanced in Shane's direction. "Charlotte, are you testing me?" He rolled over and pressed her under his body.

The intimacy of this position had an undercurrent of anticipation. Charlotte swallowed and continued, "If you're not going with me, can't I ask someone else?" "Did I say I wasn't going?"

"Then I didn't say I would ask others." She countered obstinately.

Shane kissed and stroked her. He wasn't going to let up on her after that affront.

The night's events left him feeling contented....

The next day.

Shane was already gone when Charlotte woke up. He left a note in the living room informing her that he was in a meeting at the office. She should manage breakfast on her own and he'd return with lunch. Tonight, he'd go over the details of the press conference with her.

looked at the note and stroked it.

him after what had happened over the past few days, though she had already steeled

to work for a bit. However, she opened her email and realized Shane had already cleared her inbox.

he everywhere?" She muttered to herself as she clicked on her social

online." It was

someone more

I just got up. What about

to eat before falling

I'm bored," Charlotte

chat to kill time, but they were just conversing aimlessly. Charlotte did most of the talking and she went along

that Anne was returning. "Great timing. I've

go with me to pick

"Sure."

"That's great."

aside, Mr. Fuller should

"I don't know how to

unaware that someone was at

then what happens to Sheryl? After all, he is her

halted and silently

Shane just for the sake of my child, can I? I feel as if I'd be living in Heidi's shadow for the rest of my life. This is

very kind to you." "Both Rick and Avery are good to me, yet I'm not attracted to them," she responded in

in her heart that Shane was completely different from Avery and Rick. She was truly grateful to Rick, but

corner of the screen. He leaned against the wall and

gestured for her to stay

"I don't know."

on the sofa and said, "I

was afraid that if she misspoke, Shane would

said, "Lottie, the nurse is calling me. Call

call, Charlotte shut down the computer. Although Shane mentioned that he would bring back food, she was a little

However...

She turned around.

so startled that her legs went limp. Her voice

had a change of heart today?" Shane took a