Dark Love (The Two Sides of Me Book 3) by Amy Garcia Read Free Book Online

maybe even fight it, but he said he was in 100%. I guess now he gets to put his money where his mouth is.
    “So? Something has you nervous, tell me.” He sounds so tender and understanding; I’m about to squash that. I purposely sit at the end of the bed next to his feet, which makes him all the more suspicious.
    “Mia, you look frightened, nothing you have to say is going to upset me. Come here, I’ve been starving for you. Don’t stay so far away.” Tentatively I scoot within arms’ reach of him.
    “Really, Mia, this is ridiculous. You look like a child with their hand caught in the cookie jar.”
    “Well…”
    “Mia, what have you done?” The command in his voice has me spilling immediately.
    “Ok, so do you remember what happened at the house? What got you here?”
    “Yes…” More suspicion, he’s leery now, he senses what’s coming. I know it, so I throw it all at him in a rush before he can stop me. “We need David to do your surgery; nobody else will do it. They’re all scared you will have them murdered if they mess something up. I can convince him. I just need to make him think I’m into him so he will operate, and then I’ll dump him when you’re ok.”
    His expression switches from suspicious to rabid in a matter of seconds. “No, no, no way, Mia! That man isn't laying a hand on you, ever! I don’t want you going near him. I don’t want him thinking about you, dreaming about you, lusting after you. NO!”
    I jump back from him on the bed; I expected him to be upset, but he’s downright furious. His blood pressure cuff goes off automatically and a vein I’ve never noticed before bulges on the side of his forehead. Fuck, this was a huge mistake, I need to do damage control and fast!
    “I’m sorry, Evan. Calm down, please. I won’t do it, really. I won’t if it upsets you that much, I swear.” His blood pressure result pops up on the screen, 190/90, fuck! My face must reveal my concern because he turns his neck to look up at the reading. I move up as close as I can get to him now. He turns his attention back to me. I smooth his damp hair from his face and speak softly.
    “Hey now, shush. It was only an idea. Take a deep breath, we’re going to be ok, I’m sure there is another way. No, David… cross my heart.” I make an X over my chest as he takes my advice and starts breathing deep. “Good.”
    Nurse pudgy cracks the door and takes one step inside looks at the monitor and back at Evan and me with warning. Finally someone with some balls around here! I nod yes to her, and we have an unspoken understanding that he needs to calm down or else.
    The door is pulled shut when she leaves. I get up, lift the blanket and slide in next to him. “I’m so fucking serious, Mia. If you go close to him or try and start putting this into motion, I’ll lock you up in our bedroom and never let you out.”
    I smile into his side, “Yeah? I might like that.”
    He swats my ass, and I whoop arching into him. “I mean it!”
    “Ok, ok. I was teasing, damn! You certainly haven’t lost any strength! That hurt!”
    “It was meant to. You behave, or I’ll do it again.”
    “Yes, daddy.” I sass back sarcastically. I have no idea why I’m testing him. It’s not intentional. Sometimes my mouth shoots off before I think, and this is one of those times.
    “You think I’m playing, lady? Just keep it up, ” he mutters something under his breath about my smart mouth
    “Sorry. Merry Christmas.” I say sullenly praying it’s good enough to distract him from this disastrous topic.
    “It’s Christmas?” It worked, whew.
    “Yes, for about ninety minutes now. Our first Christmas together,” I sigh.
    “Our first Christmas married, too. Where are your rings? I heard you and Gabriella digging them out of Diamond. Why aren’t you wearing them?”
    Truth, Lie, Truth, Lie… ok ok, this time I’m going with lie in the name of lowering his blood pressure. I may as well see if it’s even possible