Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 365

Sherilyn shut her eyes tight, saying without a second thought, “Don’t hold me like this. I can’t sleep when you do.”

“Why?” Gilbert was stunned. “Haven’t we always slept like this before?”

Sherilyn snorted disdainfully. “You said it yourself it was before. Can now be the same as before?”

She had returned with him, but that didn’t mean everything was water under the bridge.

Sherilyn cut to the chase. “I don’t want you to touch me… for now.”

Gilbert’s arms around her stiffened slightly. “For now? How long is that?”

“I don’t know.” Sherilyn shook her head. “I can’t give you an answer to something even I’m unclear about.”

She thought ‘for now‘ would become ‘forever‘ if she was pregnant by some chance.

Seeing he remained silent, Sherilyn raised her voice, “What, you have a problem with that?”

She wasn’t afraid of his reluctance.

After all, for the sake of Caroline, he still needed her!

lengthy silence,

soon as he said that, he pulled her

Sherilyn was puzzled.

her ear, “You can have it your way. But could you promise me you would forget about Edgar and give us

let her go.

over, facing away from her.

transactional, and he wanted to dictate her feelings? Wasn’t that asking for too much? She hadn’t minded

the person beside her seemed to get up several times, changing the ice packs, giving her water, and even changing her sweat–drenched nightgown.

down by dawn, and

slightly disoriented, she was alone in the room. Her phone’s ring had awakened her. It was

Jenna,” Sherilyn’s tone softened

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was sweet and tender, “Mommy, you went out

softened her voice. “Are you upset, sweetie?”

came through, “Just a little. Mommy, are you feeling better? Isn’t work

her little angel! She would manage for her

Mommy