Underestimated Too(26)

“Yes, Morgan. We are. I’m not paying her twelve thousand dollars a month to lie to her. This was your idea, not mine.”

“Maybe you’re not paying her anything, maybe I am,” I quietly replied, getting out of the car to get Nicholas from Alicia. Drew didn’t move. He stayed in the car while I ran to get Nick.

“I thought you’d stay for a little while. I’m bored out of my mind here. Let’s go have lunch or coffee, something, anything,” Alicia begged.

“We will tomorrow,” I promised. “Drew and I are having our normal Thursday argument. I’m beginning to hate Thursdays with a passion.”

“Morgan, are you okay to go home alone with him?”

“Yeah, I’m fine.”

“Does he hit you often?”

“Where’s his blanket? We’re not discussing this,” I asked, looking around for Nicky’s favorite blanket.

“It’s in the diaper bag. I’m worried about you.”

“Don’t be, Alicia. I’m fine, I promise. I learned to handle Drew a long time ago. I’ll call you later. We’ll do lunch tomorrow.”

Drew did get out of the car, took his son from my arms, and placed him in his seat, talking to him like he hadn’t seen him in months. I ignored him, getting in the passenger seat.

“I need to go to the store. Will you take me so you can sit in the car with Nicky,” I asked, still pouting.

“We need to hire someone, Morgan.”

“Forget it, Drew, just go home. I’ll go myself.”

“What is your problem? I will take you to the store. I never said I wouldn’t take you to the store. I’m hiring someone to take care of meals and Nicholas. If you want to act like a bitch and not be involved in the process then so be it. I’m hiring someone.

That was how the entire day went. Drew walked around the grocery store with me, carrying Nick, and then went to his office with Celeste when we got home. I made supper, ate, fed and bathed Nicholas before she ever left for the night.

Nicholas was down for the evening, and I was soaking in a tub of water when Drew came in. He stared at me and undressed without a word.

“Move up,” he ordered.

I didn’t want him in there with me. I was there trying to relax, not get stressed out again.

Okay, maybe it did feel good to be in his arms, leaning against his hard chest, but I was still mad. I just didn’t know what I was mad at, a lot of things, I guess.

“I should move in with Alicia and let Celeste live with you.” I sulked.

Drew snickered, kissing my head. “Let’s talk.”

“About what?”

“About Skyler.”

“Why would I want to talk about Skyler? And we’re not supposed to talk about anything away from Deidra.”

“That’s because she is afraid of me getting angry and hitting you. I’m not angry and I’m not going to hit you. We won’t tell her. It’s obvious Skyler is what has you so upset.”

“I just hated hearing you talk about how in love with her you were. I was here and you were spending time with her when you were away, weren’t you, Drew?”

“Turn around,” Drew requested.

I spun in the water and placed my legs over his.

“You’re so beautiful,” Drew quietly said, staring into my eyes.

“But not as beautiful as Skyler.”

“You’re way more beautiful than Skyler ever was. What do you want to know? Ask me anything.”

“Did you take her virginity too?”

“No, I was her second.”

“How long did you see her when we were together?

“A long time.”

“What does that mean?”

“I kept you hidden from her for almost six months. I thought Callaway would have been dead by then. He insisted that I bring you to, hmmm,” he paused, “I don’t even remember what it was.”

“It was a benefit banquet. I remember,” I reminded him.

“Okay, I had to tell her about you that night. She was pissed and couldn’t believe that I married you. Of course when I offered to walk away from the money, her tune changed. I offered to divorce you, walk away, get a real job, and maybe rent an apartment or something. She didn’t want me without the money.”

“Did she know that you had sex with me?”

“No, she wouldn’t have understood that. I told you today, Skyler wasn’t really into sex.”

“When did you stop seeing her?”

“When I started to fall in love with you.”

“That wasn’t until I didn’t know who I was.”

“No. That’s where you’re wrong. I was falling in love with you almost immediately, I think.”