Chapter 28

Ex-Wife

Chapter 28:Does The Act Have To Be That Convincing?

Angela Pov

"Angela, you...

Sean leaned over the bed, bracing himself with one arm, his face horing way too close to mine. familiar, and honestly, a little unsettling.

breath grazed my skin-warm,

I stared up at him, totally thrown.

"What's going on? Did I screw up the whole "happy couple thing in front of Grandma today? My voice came out groggy, still heavy with sleep, and I blinked at him lazily. "Just tell me what I did wrong and I'll fix it tomorrow, okay?"

1 flashed him a big, goofy grin and threw in a teasing, "Darling!"

He arched an eyebrow, pulling back with a frown. "Cut it out. When it's just us, you

u don't need to lay it on so thick."

Then-

-bam-the bathroom door slammed shut. By the time he came back out, I was already drifting off

The next morning, I woke up to an empty bed. Sean was gone. The plow we'd shoved between us the night before? Missing foo. He must've moved it when he got up, probably paranoid Grandma would barge in and notice the gap.

When I shuffled into the dining room, Elizabeth and Sean were already parked at the table.

is gonna

glanced

you need your sleep," Elizabeth said, patting my hand with a sly little grin. "I was young once

freight train, and

laugh, knowing I couldn't exactly correct her.

from being pregnant, not...

Sean mentioned he'd drive me to

we were heading

up on my toes to

into his arms and plant a kiss

flinched, instinctively pulling away, but then I remembered Elizabeth was watching. I froze instead, letting it

mouth, warm and insistent, tasting faintly of coffee, deepening the kiss with slow,

let go, I shot him a look. He just raised an

his car, he opened the passenger door for me. I ignored it

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harder than becessary. "What's that about? Too chven to sit up front with me?" He paused, then grinned "Kinda funny, considriing you

the edge of the bed. No way

engine.

pure sarcasm as he slid into the driver's

seriously trying to mess with me?

him. He was just

wasn't long before Christina strolled into

glanced up from my desk. "Sean's

here

For me?" I shut my laptop and

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