Free The Girl with my Heart (Summer Unplugged #8) by Amy Sparling Page A

to other men,” I snap. “I am your husband and I’ve given you everything. My heart, my life, my son. I don’t want anything to do with this girl. I’ll quit my job right this second if that’s what you want.”
    “Only a guilty person would quit,” she says.
    I throw my hands in the air. “Then what do you want from me?”
    She shakes her head. “I don’t know. I guess it’s all my fault that you’re seeking other women. I’m disgusting and fat and worthless.”
    “Oh my god, that is so not true!” I kind of want to laugh, this is all so ridiculous. My wife hates me for something I had no control over. She thinks she’s less than perfect, which is a lie. How the hell am I going to fix this?
    “Tell me this, Jace. Why am I supposed to believe you? You say these things but I have no proof that they’re true. I’m just the stupid fat housewife who has to sit home all day and hope my husband isn’t cheating on me.”
    “I would never cheat on you,” I whisper.
    She stares at the floor. A few seconds of silence pass and then she holds up her hand. “Can I see your phone?” she asks.
    I take it out of my pocket and drop it in her hand. Just the act of doing that makes her lift an eyebrow. “You don’t mind if I go through it?”
    I shrug. “Why would I?”
    She bites her lip and watches me as if trying to catch me in another lie. “You don’t mind if I look at your texts…or your calls..?”
    I shake my head. “Go for it.”
    A wave of excitement hits me as she slides open the screen on my phone. There isn’t a single text or phone call I don’t want her knowing about. And that’s because I’m not a freaking cheater or a liar. Maybe this will prove my innocence.
    “What’s her name?” Bayleigh asks, peering at my phone.
    “Natalie.” I hold back my grin. There is no Natalie in my phone. And that’s because I don’t talk to her.
    Bayleigh frowns and hands my phone back. “I feel bad asking to see that.”
    “Honey you can go through my phone any time you want.”
    “Because you delete everything you don’t want me to see?”
    I shake my head. “No. Because there isn’t anything I don’t want you to see.”
    She looks down at her hands, twisting her wedding ring around her finger. “Do you swear you didn’t know about those pictures?” she asks. I nod. “Do you swear there’s nothing going on with you and her?”
    “I swear on the life of everyone I know,” I say with a grimace. “I hate her.”
    Her shoulders fall. “Then why is she doing this? She knows you’re married.”
    I shake my head but I’m feeling lighter than ever now that she’s starting to come around and stop hating me. “I guess she has a crush on me. I don’t know. She flirted with Park, too. It’s annoying as hell and I’m going to make sure she no longer works near me.”
    She takes a small step closer, closing the distance between us in our bedroom. Her hand reaches up, playing with a loose string on my shirt. “How are you going to do that if Mr. Fisher won’t fire her?”
    I immediately want to tell her about the new business idea with Park, but something stops me the moment I open my mouth. She’s so upset about Natalie and I’m not sure I should be asking if it’s cool to drop a ton of money right now. I draw in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “I’ll quit if I have to.”
    She shakes her head, taking another tiny step toward me. The skin on the back of my neck tingles… I want to grab her and pull her close to me, but I know better than to rush her. She’ll make that decision on her own, hopefully soon. “Jace, you can’t quit. Your job is what supports us.”
    “Maybe there’s another job I can do,” I say with a soft smile. Depending on her reaction, maybe I will tell her about the business idea.
    “Oh yeah?” she says, taking the final step that’s left between us. “You’re really good at another job, but it doesn’t pay anything.” Her hands slide up my chest and