Free Again and Again by E. L. Todd Page A

want to get a divorce. I love you. I just wished your mom liked me.”
    “Fuck her,” I said firmly. “I don’t give a shit what she thinks.”
    “I still wish things were different.”
    I picked her up and carried her into our bedroom. We hadn’t made love in a week and we needed to do it now. Someh ow, everything was better when we connected to one another, sharing a profound moment of intimacy.
    Her tears stopped falling when her back hit the comforter. I pulled off her dress and her underwear then removed my own clothes. I crawled on top of her then parted her legs.
    “I love you forever,” she said.
    I moved inside her. “I love you too, Scar.”
    “I’m so sorry.”
    She was wet and smooth. “I’m sorry too.”
    She wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me. “I never want to get a divorce. I wished I hadn’t said that…”
    I rocked into her. “It’s okay… I wouldn’t have given it to you anyway.”
    She kissed my lips passionately, making me melt and burn at the same time. She felt so good. I hadn’t gotten my dick wet in a week and I forgot how good my wife felt. Being between her legs was always heavenly. I felt all my anger and despair ebb away when our bodies were joined. And I loved feeling her love me. That was the best part.
    She gripped my ass and pulled me into her harder. “I never want to make love to anyone for the rest of my life.”
    That made my cock twitch. I liked it when she talked like that.
    She clenched around me and moaned. “Sean…”
    I loved it when she said my name.
    “Sean…” Her nails dug into my skin as she rode her orgasm. “Oh god.”
    Going a whole week without Scarlet lowered my triggers. My orgasm started as soon as hers ended. I came inside her, loving every second of it. “Yeah…” I filled her until I was completely sated.
    I leaned over her and kissed her gently. “I love you.”
    “I love you too.”
    Even though she was pregnant, she was light as a feather. I hooked my arm around her waist and moved her to the pillows. I tucked her in then lay beside her. It was nice to sleep in a bed with her. The couch was getting old.
    Scarlet intertwined her body with mine. Her legs were soft, and her skin was smooth. She clung to me like she never wanted to let me go. For the first time in weeks, I was happy.
     
    The bed shook as Scarlet moved away from me. I was sensitive to movement and sound. The protective side of me still watched Scarlet even while I was asleep. The change in her breathing woke my mind. Anything she did that my mind deemed was abnormal set off my triggers.
    I opened my eyes and saw her sitting at the edge of the bed. Her hand was on her stomach and she was leaning over like she was in pain. She whimpered and breathed heavily.
    I jumped out of bed. “Baby, are you okay?”
    Tears fell down her face. “It hurts…”
    I kneeled at her feet and felt her stomach. God, this was bad. The fear coursed through my body. She closed her eyes and breathed through the pain. Something wasn’t right. I’ve never been so scared in my life. But I kept calm—for her. “It’s going to be okay. I’m going to take you to the hospital.”
    “I’m scared…”
    I pulled on the first pair of clothes I could find then dressed her in a gown I found on the floor. “Don’t be scared. I’ll take care of you.” I bundled her in my arms and took the stairs two at a time. Her arms hooked around my neck and she cried into my shoulder. I grabbed the keys and bolted out the door. After she buckled into the seat, I hauled ass to the hospital.
    I carried her inside then stopped at the desk. “I need to see a doctor.”
    The nurse nodded. “Fill out this paperwork.” She said it like she was bored.
    I put Scarlet down to her feet then opened my wallet. I threw all the cash I had at her face. “She’s next.” She eyed the money on the counter.
    “Sir, I can’t accept this.”
    “How about a check for ten thousand?” I didn’t give a shit about