All Mye Queen's Men, Chronicles of Love - Volume II (39 page)

She
couldn
’
t
fathom
what
possessed
him
to
drive
by
X
’
s
house
to
see
her.
Actually
it
really
didn
’
t
matter.
They
were
done
according
to
his
own
words
and
if
Queen
didn
’
t
do
some
quick
thinking
and
damage
control
so
would
her
relationship
with
X.

“
Look
I
’
ve
never
lied
to
you
and
you
know
that.
Logic
didn
’
t
come
in
here.
I
never
saw
him
and
I
didn
’
t
have
a
clue
that
he
was
outside.
”

“
What
did
he
want
Queen?
Just
tell
me
what
he
wanted.
”
X
pleaded.

“
X
I
don
’
t
know.
I
haven
’
t
even
spoken
to
him
since
that
day
he
came
here.
And
I
certainly
didn
’
t
see
him
today.
You
have
to
believe
that.
”

X
searched
Queen
’
s
face
for
just
a
hint
of
bullshit.
“
I
’
m
only
going
to
ask
you
once
more
so,
please
be
honest
with
me.
Did
you
have
him
in
my
house
with
my
daughter
in
here?
”

“
No,
I
didn
’
t.
”
She
simply
replied
standing
her
ground.

Sighing
a
breath
of
relief
X
hugged
her
tight
clinging
to
her
as
if
he
would
lose
her
if
he
loosened
his
embrace.
“
I
’
m
sorry,
I
saw
him
and
I
thought
…
Queen
I
’
m
sorry.
”

“
It
’
s
okay,
I
understand,
but
since
we
are
being
honest
I
need
to
know
something.
”

X
instinctively
knew
what
Queen
wanted
to
know,
so
he
stopped
her
before
she
could
even
pose
the
question.
“
Come
here
I
need
to
talk
to
you.
”

Queen
reluctantly
allowed
X
to
lead
her
to
the
sofa
to
talk.
She
really
didn
’
t
want
to
hear
what
was
coming,
but
she
needed
to
hear
it.
So
she
took
a
seat
beside
him
on
the
sofa
and
patiently
waited
for
his
confession.

“
Wow
this
is
a
lot
harder
than
I
thought
it
was
going
to
be.
”
X
admitted
as
he
fished
for
a
place
to
begin.

“
What
are
you
trying
to
say?
Did
you
sleep
with
Sam
too?
”
Queen
joked
trying
to
lighten
the
atmosphere.

X
smiled.
“
No,
nothing
stupid
like
that.
Okay
…
Fist,
I
want
to
tell
you
that
I
’
m
not
cheating
on
you.
I
know
that
’
s
what
you
probably
think
but
that
is
far
removed
from
the
truth.
I
love
you
and
I
love
making
love
to
you.
I
don
’
t
want
anyone
else.
Hell
I
don
’
t
think
I
could
handle
anybody
else.
”

Queen
took
X
’
s
hand,
thankful
for
the
good
news.
“
I
love
you
too.
”

“
Secondly,
I
know
you
think
I
’
m
having
money
issues,
but
I
’
m
not.
I
make
a
very
good
income
as
a
Surgeon
and
I
got
a
healthy
portfolio.
I
teach
because
I
love
it.
 
And
I
have
some
money
from
Angel
’
s
life
insurance
policies.
”

“
So,
why
are
you
working
all
of
those
late
night
shifts
at
the
Urgent
Care
Clinic?
” 
Queen
asked
confused.

“
The
truth
is
that
I
was
using
the
extra
hours
at
the
clinic
as
an
excuse
not
to
come
home.
”

Queen
looked
puzzled.
“
Why
didn
’
t
you
want
to
come
home?
”

“
I
didn
’
t
want
to
come
home
because
I
was
avoiding
having
sex
with
you.
”

Queen
pulled
her
hand
away
stunned.
“
What?
”

“
Just
let
me
explain
before
you
get
angry.
It
’
s
not
that
I
didn
’
t
want
to
make
love
to
you,
because
God
knows
I
did.
”

“
Then
what
stopped
you?
”

X
hesitated
before
confessing.
“
Queen
I
couldn
’
t
because
I
had
a
vasectomy.
”

Queen
heard
what
he
said.
She
even
saw
the
words
come
out
his
mouth
and
linger
in
the
air
before
strangling
her,
but
she
just
couldn
’
t
believe
it.
“
Excuse
me,
but
what
did
you
just
say?
”