Chapter 38

“What about you? She’s still your wife. You said…you said you wanted us together because it would make us both feel better, but what about how you feel about it all?” In for a penny, in for a pound. “Did you miss me?”

“If you’re asking whether or not I’m jealous or upset by you two being together, I’m not. You don’t have to worry about that. Though, honestly, I don’t much like being just a bystander.” Lucky paused, and Shane felt a fingertip against the back of his hand. The contact was brief. Lucky could have just been picking off a piece of lint. But, at the same time, it felt like more than that. “Of course, I missed you. It was lonely without you. It’s always lonely without you.”