Forsaking All Others (From This Day Forward Book 2) by Shannon Myers Page A
Authors: Shannon Myers
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date. I don’t want to fight anymore. I rub my belly; this poor baby has been exposed to so much drama already. I’m going to be better.
I throw open the front door, “I knew you would—Landon? Why are you here?”
He gives me a curt nod and brushes past me to get inside, “Elizabeth. I’m sure you know why I’m here.”
I shake my head, “No. I don’t, and I think it would be best if you left.”
He completely ignores that and begins pacing the living room. “We’ve got a little problem, Elizabeth. You told the special investigator something that wasn’t true today.”
I stare stupidly at him, waiting for him to elaborate. He begins running his hands through his hair almost obsessively while still walking laps around the couch.
“Elizabeth, you told the investigator that Katya and I broke up. That isn’t true though. I don’t know if it’s a result of losing your memory in the car wreck or what, but Katya and I are still dating. Hell, I was actually about to propose when she went missing.”
I’m sure my mouth is hanging wide open, I’m utterly dumbfounded right now, “But the coffee date—um, you asked me out for coffee?” Was that a question or a statement?
He sighs heavily and sits down on the edge of the sofa. I bite back the urge to tell him that he’s sitting in David’s spot. “Elizabeth, I am so sorry. I didn’t mean to mislead you—I knew you had to be going through a rough time and I wanted to offer my support.”
I lean back against the wall, my brain going ninety miles an hour in an attempt to make sense of what he’s telling me, “What about the night I found out, Landon?”
“Do you love me?” I blurt the words out before I’ve fully had a chance to think it through. Remembering his actions at the bar that night makes me regret asking almost immediately.
He doesn’t even hesitate, “Yes, and you love me.”
He smiles at me and those dimples could be my undoing, “Um, about that. Katya knew about you—told me if I couldn’t get you out of my system, she was leaving. She and I had only been back together for a few months,”
At this revelation, his eyes tear up, “I had you under my skin and I wanted to see if there was still a spark between us. When I went to your work and told you that we’d broken up—you blew me off. I was ready to wash my hands of the situation when I saw your friend out at a bar one night. She was bragging to someone about screwing your husband behind your back—”
I gasp in hurt. She told people? I blink quickly to dispel the tears that have started gathering in my eyes.
Landon jumps up and comes over to embrace me. I’m too shell-shocked to fight him.
He continues, “Once I knew the truth, I couldn’t walk away from you. You are such a beautiful person inside and out—I couldn’t imagine ever wanting to leave your bed. I didn’t want to approach you until I had all the facts. By the time I made up my mind that you deserved the truth with or without proof, you’d been in the car wreck. I’ll never forgive myself for keeping it from you—”
He folds his hands like he’s praying and brings them under his chin, “I’m the reason you were in that car wreck. If I’d told you sooner, you wouldn’t have been with him that night…you would’ve been safe.”
I’m holding my hands over my mouth to stifle the sobs now. What is wrong with me? I ran back into David’s arms so quickly without stopping to consider the consequences of my actions.
Landon pulls my hands away from mouth, “Hey, don’t do that. Don’t cry—” He pulls me into his hard chest again, “I think about what we could’ve been together…do you ever think of us? I mean—what we could’ve been if you found out about the lies sooner?”
I shake my head, “I’ve been so disgusted with my behavior. I cheated on my husband with you—I don’t let myself go there because I don’t recognize that woman.”
He places a finger on my lips, running it
I throw open the front door, “I knew you would—Landon? Why are you here?”
He gives me a curt nod and brushes past me to get inside, “Elizabeth. I’m sure you know why I’m here.”
I shake my head, “No. I don’t, and I think it would be best if you left.”
He completely ignores that and begins pacing the living room. “We’ve got a little problem, Elizabeth. You told the special investigator something that wasn’t true today.”
I stare stupidly at him, waiting for him to elaborate. He begins running his hands through his hair almost obsessively while still walking laps around the couch.
“Elizabeth, you told the investigator that Katya and I broke up. That isn’t true though. I don’t know if it’s a result of losing your memory in the car wreck or what, but Katya and I are still dating. Hell, I was actually about to propose when she went missing.”
I’m sure my mouth is hanging wide open, I’m utterly dumbfounded right now, “But the coffee date—um, you asked me out for coffee?” Was that a question or a statement?
He sighs heavily and sits down on the edge of the sofa. I bite back the urge to tell him that he’s sitting in David’s spot. “Elizabeth, I am so sorry. I didn’t mean to mislead you—I knew you had to be going through a rough time and I wanted to offer my support.”
I lean back against the wall, my brain going ninety miles an hour in an attempt to make sense of what he’s telling me, “What about the night I found out, Landon?”
“Do you love me?” I blurt the words out before I’ve fully had a chance to think it through. Remembering his actions at the bar that night makes me regret asking almost immediately.
He doesn’t even hesitate, “Yes, and you love me.”
He smiles at me and those dimples could be my undoing, “Um, about that. Katya knew about you—told me if I couldn’t get you out of my system, she was leaving. She and I had only been back together for a few months,”
At this revelation, his eyes tear up, “I had you under my skin and I wanted to see if there was still a spark between us. When I went to your work and told you that we’d broken up—you blew me off. I was ready to wash my hands of the situation when I saw your friend out at a bar one night. She was bragging to someone about screwing your husband behind your back—”
I gasp in hurt. She told people? I blink quickly to dispel the tears that have started gathering in my eyes.
Landon jumps up and comes over to embrace me. I’m too shell-shocked to fight him.
He continues, “Once I knew the truth, I couldn’t walk away from you. You are such a beautiful person inside and out—I couldn’t imagine ever wanting to leave your bed. I didn’t want to approach you until I had all the facts. By the time I made up my mind that you deserved the truth with or without proof, you’d been in the car wreck. I’ll never forgive myself for keeping it from you—”
He folds his hands like he’s praying and brings them under his chin, “I’m the reason you were in that car wreck. If I’d told you sooner, you wouldn’t have been with him that night…you would’ve been safe.”
I’m holding my hands over my mouth to stifle the sobs now. What is wrong with me? I ran back into David’s arms so quickly without stopping to consider the consequences of my actions.
Landon pulls my hands away from mouth, “Hey, don’t do that. Don’t cry—” He pulls me into his hard chest again, “I think about what we could’ve been together…do you ever think of us? I mean—what we could’ve been if you found out about the lies sooner?”
I shake my head, “I’ve been so disgusted with my behavior. I cheated on my husband with you—I don’t let myself go there because I don’t recognize that woman.”
He places a finger on my lips, running it
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