I couldn’t make up my mind.
Dissatisfied, I cleared the tray and counter.
After all, it was a good problem to have, debating how much I loved this gorgeous buff man who wanted to impregnate me again.
It had nothing to do with my past.
The doorbell over my shop gave a little tinkle. Probably Mrs. Greenberg.
“Your drink is on the counter,” I said automatically, my fingers idly playing with the mug in my hands.
“Hello, Jillian.”
My back stiffened.
That wasn’t Mrs. Greenberg, and I turned slowly to face Frankie.
He’d lost some weight over the last two years, his cheekbones even more prominent, but his arms still looked lean and defined as he tucked his hands into his board shorts.
“What do you want?”
Something twitched in Frankie’s face, and there were dark circles under his eyes.
“How about a coffee? I can make it myself.”
One side of his lips twitched up, but I felt furious.
“You bring signed divorce papers with you?”
He took a step closer.
“No. Because I don’t want to get divorced.”
I didn’t want it to be familiar, didn’t wanthimto be familiar, his pose, the way his long legs sprawled out around the café stool as he sat down.
Usually one knee was bouncing anxiously up and down, though. Frankie always had restless nervous energy. This time, he just sat and watched me. There was strain in his green eyes.
“Give me this divorce,” I said.
Frankie folded his arms.
“Hell no. Fuck no.”
“Why?” I cried in exasperation. “You are wasting everyone’s time with all this ridiculous legal maneuvering and nonsensical paperwork.”
“Because we are still perfect together,” he said, his voice low. Too low. “I know we are.”
“If we were perfect together, you wouldn’t have cheated.”
I saw a pink flush heat his cheekbones, but he said steadily, “I can do the work to make us whole again.”
I said nothing, dumping the lukewarm dregs of the drip coffee into a mug for him.
“Now why the hell would I ever take a chance on you again? Once a cheater, always a cheater. You’ll always have a wandering eye, looking for the next hit of pussy.”
“No, I won’t! I’m changed now.”
I rolled my eyes.
