Lawful Wife (Eternal Bachelors Club) by Tina Folsom Read Free Book Online Page A

will get messy, right? There will be no way to keep this from Sabrina,” his father cautioned.
    “Which is why I’m not going to pursue any lawsuit until after the wedding. And no one is going to tell her either,” he said, looking first at his father then at his mother. “I don’t want anything to ruin Sabrina’s wedding day. She deserves a dream wedding. And I’m going to deliver it.”
    “Agreed. Sabrina doesn’t need to know,” his mother said with a nod. “Holly promised me to not tell her anything either.”
    “Holly knows about the article?” Daniel asked. “Shit.” Not that he didn’t trust Holly, because he did, but the more people knew the more likely it was that somebody would slip up.
    “She was with me when Linda alerted me to the article.”
    His father placed a gentle, reassuring hand on Daniel’s shoulder. “I’m sorry we jumped to conclusions about Sabrina. We’ll do whatever we can to make sure she doesn’t find out.”
    “With Linda knowing about the article, soon all of the Hamptons will know, even those who don’t read the New York Times . Do you know what that means? Your reputation, Dad,” Daniel prompted, looking up at him.
    “What about my reputation?”
    “This scandal will rub off on you and Mom. Your reputation—”
    “—can withstand the storm,” his father claimed.
    His mother smiled up at her husband. “This wedding will come off as planned and everything will be perfect.”
    Daniel smiled, more for his mother’s benefit than his own. He just hoped she was right, because not marrying Sabrina wasn’t an option.
     

6
     
    “Is it just me or does it seem like today went on forever?” Sabrina asked as she climbed into bed next to Daniel.
    He reached out and draped his arm across her stomach, pulling her tight to his body. Sabrina sighed when he nuzzled his face against her neck.
    “It did go on forever.” He kissed her neck, making her shiver pleasantly despite the warmth in the room. “And I know why.”
    “Tell me.”
    Against her back she felt his chest and bare stomach. Like always, Daniel slept in the nude.
    “It’s because we spent the day apart.”
    “Did you take care of everything you needed to in New York today?” she asked.
    He nodded and brought his mouth to her neck again, pressing a soft kiss onto it. “I’ve done as much as I could.” Then he sighed. “How was your day?”
    “I went over the music arrangements with the pianist. I think we’ve covered everything. I wish you could have been there. He had some wonderful suggestions, and at times I had a hard time deciding.”
    Daniel brushed a strand of her hair behind her shoulder. His fingers grazed over her skin, then gently stroked down her arm to her elbow and forearm until she felt his fingers lace with hers.
    “I’m sorry I wasn’t there to help. But I’ll help you with anything you want tomorrow.”
    “You’re so sweet! But tomorrow I have the dress fitting with Holly, and I’m afraid you can’t come to that, and afterward I’ll have to go and find a present for Holly. Without her. So maybe you and Tim can entertain her while I go shopping?”
    “A present for Holly?”
    “Yes, it’s customary for the bride to give her bridesmaid a gift. Don’t you know anything about weddings?” She chuckled and turned onto her back to look at him.
    He made a comical face and threw up one hand. “Hey, it’s my first!”
    Sabrina slapped a playful hand against his chest, laughing. “And it had better be your last too!”
    His eyes twinkled. “I promise!”
    Her heart skipped a beat and her laughing subsided when she noticed the heated desire in his eyes. She’d never before in her life felt so loved.
    “I love you,” he murmured, his face serious all of a sudden, his eyes locking with hers as if he wanted to tell her something important. “It would kill me if I lost you.”
    At his strange words she felt her forehead furrow. “Why would you lose me?”
    His hand came up to