Chapter 35

Vanessa

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When my mother–in–law earlier told me she had something spicy for me, I tried to convince myself that it wasn’t what I was thinking, but I

was wrong.

I’m in one of the bedrooms with her, and wearing a sexy nightgown in a deep shade of red. I can’t stop looking down at myself as I stand

before her.

“Mom, this is too short and revealing.”

“That’s the whole point!” She chuckles, crossing her legs while on the bed. “No one else is going to see this except your husband. I know you probably have a lot of these, but I just felt like giving you something as well. This was just a sample from a friend’s collection that I picked out for you. I’m glad I had the chance to give it to you now.”

If only she knew that I have none of these sexy night outfits. I even left that lingerie box I got as a gift back on that island, but she’ll never find

out.

Forcing myself to smile, I nod as I sit beside her. “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome, my dear. You know, it’s very important in your early years of marriage to keep spicing things up. It helps you grow with it. That’s why even now, my husband and I still haven’t lost that spiciness.”

“Really?” My eyes widen in amusement.

“Of course!” She leans forward and whispers, “Don’t be fooled when you see us!”

As she giggles, she gently hits the side of my shoulder, then sighs while fixing my silky robe around the collarbone.

“This will drive Dominic crazy when he sees you in it, considering the way he looks at you.”

I raise my eyebrows. “The way he looks at me?”

“Of course. You think I don’t see it?”

“What are you talking about?”

on, my dear. He’s my son and I know him,

but she’s made me so curious. “How

his wife.” She giggles, placing a

her grandchildren, I can’t stop thinking about the sexy short dress underneath my robe. There has to be something else I can wear in

I change back into my dress, fold the nightgown, then place the book I asked for

to get ready for bed now,” she says. “I have a busy morning ahead of me. I’m glad you’re spending the night here, even if it’s because of those crazy storms still going

it.” I give her a genuine

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I need to tell

“Is something wrong?”

me when

on her shoulder as she

opens when I get to the third floor and my footsteps

step intake brings me closer to my bedroom

into one of these other bedrooms and spend the night there? That would work,

outside, I get to the bedroom door and slowly

overhead.

even tell myself not to make it too obvious to Dominic that I’m a little

distance on the other side of the bedroom and my eyes widen a little. His shirt is

he’s unbuckled his

sight of him like that makes

side, standing right by the door and clutching the nightgown and book

do you plan to sleep right in that spot?”

inside this room when I did. Why did it have to

sigh, I relax my shoulders and push

that red fabric supposed

the color is so

for a

standing right

part of his sexy muscles I can see through his unbuttoned shirt, trying not to drop my gaze to his unbuckled

ing do

to

see what my mother is trying do here. Well, it’s not going to work.”

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