by Diana Orgain | Jun 14, 2021 | Love or Money, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Did you miss Chapter One? Did you miss Chapter Two? Did you miss part one of Chapter Three? From Third Times a Crime Chapter Three Continued… I nodded, pulling away from him. I rubbed at my eyes and face, and tried to keep my head from exploding. This had come as such a surprise. I’d known things were awkward between us, but I never suspected he didn’t love me anymore. Before Scott, I’d been left at the altar and now all the feelings of betrayal came rushing back at me, hitting me square in the solar plexus. I sucked air in greedily, hoping it would calm my racing heart. “Not remember things exactly,” Scott said, barely noticing that I was practically hyperventilating. “That’s not the right word. I remember things, but it’s as if those memories belong to someone else. As if I’m not invested in them somehow.” He’s been in a severe accident, I reminded myself. He’d been in a coma. Head injuries take a lot of healing time. We’d been so lucky he’d mostly recovered quickly. The doctors had all said it might take time for life to return to normal. I just hadn’t thought that that diagnosis had included our relationship. There was life before the accident and life after the accident. “I’m like Humpty Dumpty,” he said. “No,” I said. “Not Humpty Dumpty.” “Yes,” he said. “They couldn’t put him back together again.” Before I could argue, footsteps sounded behind us. I turned to look, but no one was there. “Did you hear that?” I asked him. He shrugged. “Hear what? Are you listening to...
