Chapter 2

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"He's your what?" I heard the shock and hurt in exclamations from every direction of the bar. Rosemary and Corin, stared at me, eyes wide.

Coby whispered accusingly to Rosemary, "Did you know?"

The stunned silence was broken with James laughter, slowly going from a quiet chuckle, to a maniacal roar. "Since when Alison? How long has she been married?" he seethed through gritted teeth.

"Since before we met her, James," Alison's soft whisper traveled across the quiet bar.

I was too lost in my husband's eyes and the feel of his arms to fully grasp the shock and disbelief of my friends. I was too shocked myself, at the moment, to register much of anything. I had a lot of explaining to do, to a lot of people, starting with my husband.

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