I was angry. At him. At myself. Angry at the world for putting me back in this situation when I fought like hell to get out of it. For giving the man I’ve loved my whole life back to me when I wasn’t free to love him anymore.

It took almost a full year but I’d mended my broken heart the best way I knew how and now he was here ripping out the stitches that I’d used to do it.

Where was this energy before I met Parker? Where was he then?

“You waited until I moved on to come blow up my life?”

“You think that’s what this is about,” he snaps. “You think this is about sex? When did you get to be so cynical?”

“Probably around the time the only man I ever loved broke my heart. The same man who had spent years kissing my tears away became the cause of them.”

He pulls onto his street and he doesn’t say anything as he pulls into his driveway. It’s relatively long, maybe enough for six or seven cars to park leading up to a four-car garage. His house was large, sleek and modern and looked and felt like my dream home. Despite my annoyance, I am happy to be here. Once upon a time, Jacob’s house was the place I felt most comfortable and safe. For two years, this place felt more like home than anywhere else.

The pool and outdoor fireplace he had didn’t hurt either.

I’m about to get out of the car when he grabs my hands and brings them to his lips, kissing my fingertips before nibbling on my index finger. My mouth goes dry at the feeling of his teeth grazing my skin. “Whitney, I haven’t slept with anyone.”

My head cocks to the side. “What do you mean?”

“While we’ve been apart, I haven’t been with anyone else,” he says just before his lips form a straight line. “You’re the last woman I’ve slept with.”

Chapter Ten

I watch her lips part and a gasp leaves her wet pink lips as she realizes what I said. “You… you haven’t?” She looks away from me, her eyes wide and unblinking before turning back to me. “HOW!? Have you seen you? You’re telling me no one in Mexico wanted to jump on the unbelievably gorgeous, successful, charming, DOCTOR?”

Her voice is high pitched and I used to love when she got animated like this.

“You are literally McDreamy and McSteamy personified and you haven’t had sex in THREE years!? I had sex with myself last night just thinking about you!”