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After he cleared the table and loaded the bowls into the dishwasher, she wrestled with the thought for a while before finally testing the waters. James, today’s Saturday-you’re not going to the office, right?”
“Mhm.”
Lately, his social media feed had been filled with videos of women showing off the gold bangles their boyfriends had given them. Other women had them, and his woman would too.
Aside from giving her some jewelry as part of their divorce settlement, he had never personally chosen a piece for her. Today, he had planned to take her to a jewelry store and pick something himself.
“Lily, we-
He was about to suggest going to the mall when she cut in softly, “Then let’s go to the hospital.”
“The hospital?”
Instantly, the noble lines of his face tightened with concern. “Are you feeling unwell? Is it your stomach? Or-
She felt perfectly fine-nothing hurt anywhere.
Seeing the worry deepen in his eyes, she quickly interrupted. “I’m not sick. I meant… let’s go to a men’s health clinic
“What?”
James froze.
A men’s clinic was obviously for treating him, not her.
Yes, he’d had a fever last night-but as far as he knew, men’s clinics didn’t deal with fevers. They dealt with… other things.
His mind went blank for a second before a thought hit him hard.
Did she think that, because of how he’d been in bed those two nights, he hadn’t performed well enough? That he wasn’t satisfactory? That he needed treatment?
Truthfully, having the woman you loved think you weren’t good in bed was pretty painful.
But if he hadn’t done well-if he’d given her a bad experience then it was be angry with her.
Dropping his gaze to hide the sting in his eyes, he thought for a long momei There’s no need to go to a men’s clinic.
He Hainly wouldn’t inre speaking seriously.
He had always been restrained and proper, and some things were just too blunt to say outright. But if it would keep her from thinking so little of him, he’d say it.
The doctor says that during the first three months of pregnancy, you can’t do anything too physically intense. In the meantime, Il train hard, and when… when it’s allowed, I’ll make sure to perform well. I won’t disappoint you again.
“Huh?”
What on earth was he talking about?
She had just been worried about his health and wanted to go with him for a checkup-how had he jumped straight to talking about… physical activity?
And he’d train in the meantime Perform well?
They weren’t even speaking the same language anymore.
Seeing the stunned look on her face, as if she doubted he could satisfy her two months from now, he turned his face further away and, with some effort, added, “I’ll increase my training intensity. In two months, you won’t think I can’t.”
It finally clicked for Lily what he meant.
He thought she was unhappy with him in bed and wanted him checked because she thought he couldn’t up. measure up
But those two nights together had been more than enough proof-he had left her completely undone. If he didn’t count as capable, then every other man on earth might as well be a eunuch.
And now he wanted to train harder?
If he trained any more, she’d be lucky if her back survived it
Worried he might actually go through with it, Lily quickly said, “James, you.. you misunderstood. You don’t need to train harder. I just thought you might have a health issue and should see a men’s doctor. You don’t have to feel embarrassed-I’ll go with you. And I’ll keep it a secret.”
James’s face darkened.
He didn’t think he’d misunderstood at all
If she wanted him to see a men’s doctor, how could that mean she didn’t think less of him?
Still facing away from her, he drew in a deep breath before saying in a low, firm voice, T go to the gym tonight”
Which, frankly, he absolutely didn’t need to do.
Lily knew that bringing up Jarnes wetting himself could hurt his pride.
But having their conversations so was frustrating in its own way. completely out of s
After some thought, she decided to phrase it as gently as possible. James, do you remem ser? I caught you a few times before-when you’d wet your pants.”
“For an adult to have that happen, it’s really not normal. I don’t think you should ignore it. You should go to a men’s health clinic and get it checked properly.”…Wet myself?
James’s handsome face darkened instantly, turning as black as ink.
When they had shared a room before, she had once mentioned him “wetting the bed.”
Back then, he hadn’t yet admitted his feelings for her. If she mistook him for the kind of man who still wet the bed at his age, he didn’t much care-and to avoid her clinging to him, he’d even said he wasn’t “capable as a man.”
But now that he cared for her, hearing her bring it up again was a whole different matter.
James..”
Seeing his expression-like someone had dug up his ancestors’ graves-Lily wondered if she’d just touched on a sore subject, wounding his delicate feelings.
She was about to reassure him not to feel inferior, to face reality bravely and seek treatment, when he said in a low, rough voice, “Lily, I didn’t wet my pants. Or the bed. The times you saw me washing my pants… it was because I’d dreamed about being with you, and then..”
And then?
Her mind went completely blank as the implication sank in.
So those times had been because of that.
All this time, she’d foolishly thought he was having accidents-and she’d even insisted he go see a doctor.
God, I wanted to dig a hole and bury myself
The shame surged so hot she couldn’t even look him in the eye.
Face burning, heart pounding, she got up from her chair, desperate to retreat to her room and calm down.
But as soon as she took a step, he pulled her into his arms.
It was so sudden she had no defense, and she ended up tumbling right into his lap.
Her eyes met his, and the intense heat burning there only ignited her own embarrassment into something overwhelming. She couldn’t bear to meet his gaze.
And still he pressed on. “Lily, you can relax. I’m perfectly healthy-there’s nothing wrong with me. keep training, increase both the frequency and the duration, and I won’t leave you dissatisfied..
Who needed that increased, exactly!!
She was almost certain he was being suggestive-but she couldn’t prove it.
She wanted nothing more than to end the topic entirely. Face flushed, she turned her had away. “I I’m tired. I want to go lie down. Let me go.
James saw her shyness.
She was already beautiful, but now her cheeks were as red as if they might li even more delicate. naking her look
And those trembling red lips-like roses in full bloom, inviting him to pluck then-were impossible to resist.
“Lily, I want to kiss you.”
“Huh”
She froze for a moment.
Her brain was a little slow to process through the thick haze of embarrassment.
It took several seconds before she registered what he’d said.
She hadn’t even decided whether to scold him into behaving or to let him have his way when his burning- hot kiss stole her breath completely.
It was unstoppable.
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