Unforgettable by Shanna Vollentine Read Free Book Online Page B

She was the best dog ever. Of course she didn’t answer me, but she licked my face and moaned in her high pitched happy-dog way.
      “She missed you, I did too. We didn’t know what to do with ourselves last night.” He reached over and rubbed Lucy’s head. The fact that I was still holding her made the act more intimate. To me anyway. She leaned into his hand the way I had wanted to a minute earlier. Lucky dog. But, apparently I only had myself to blame. He was doling out the affection and I was cowering like a Victorian maiden.
      I set Lucy down with a kiss and picked up my tea. I took a big gulp and set the glass down a little too hard. The whack of the glass hitting the countertop made me jump. I looked guiltily at Ethan, but he wasn’t looking at me. He wasn’t looking at anything. I guess my continued lack of responses to his conversation was starting to take its toll. Again. My fault.
      “Do you know what time Carrie is coming by?” I asked as casually as I could. At least Carrie being here would take some of the pressure off. I just wasn’t able to relax around Ethan while we were alone like this. It’s not my fault.
      “She said it would be sometime after one. She was staying until she was sure the caterers finished their job.”
      I looked at the clock. At least three more hours. How was I going to entertain him for three hours? I wracked my brain. There was that big TV out in the living room, maybe we could watch a movie, but that seemed lame. I have amnesia, and I don’t even know what movies are out right now. I needed to work on getting my memory back. I needed to look at the rest of the house, to check for changes which might nudge my subconscious into action.
      “I think I need to take a bath.” That sounded stupid. It was ten a.m. and I just came home from the hospital. There was probably something else I should be doing, but I didn’t know what.
      “I’ll go get your stuff from the car. You go make yourself comfortable.” I nodded again, and went down the hall to the bathroom. I flipped on the light and braced myself for changes but I was happily surprised, it looked pretty much the same except for the blue towels hanging on the rack. My towels were yellow. I surveyed the vanity with a critical eye. It was spotless and gleaming. Much cleaner than it usually looked. There was also men’s cologne sitting on the left side of the counter. I picked it up and sniffed it. It smelled good, like Ethan. I heard the front door open and I quickly put it down, unwilling to be caught in the act.
      He appeared at the open door seconds later. “Do you want this in here?”
      I nodded. “It’s got my toothbrush and stuff.” He handed me the bag and stood there.
      He was probably waiting for me to thank him for getting this. “Thanks Ethan,” I stammered, I had to get over this behavior.
      “No problem, do you need anything else? Does your head feel okay?”
      “I barely feel it. I’m just going to relax for a while. Thanks, for everything.”
      He gave a brief nod and stepped out of the bathroom. I shut the door behind him and turned to the tub. My favorite bath crystals were still in the jar on the shelf. I turned on the tap and poured some into the water. It started foaming up immediately and the smell of jasmine wafted up. I poured a little more in for good measure. I really needed this.
      Once I stripped off my clothes I hurried back over to the door to make sure it was locked. It was and I felt a little foolish. It wasn’t like he was going to come in here and try to catch me naked in the bath was it? Unless that’s the kind of stuff he likes to do. I got goosebumps. Maybe he was kind of a perv that way, I don’t know. I stepped in and hissed as the hot water enveloped my foot and calf. It was a little hotter than I usually liked, but perhaps that’s just what I needed. I slowly lowered myself in the rest of the way, leaned back and closed my eyes. I felt my