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took a deep, shuddering breath, as if she’d come to some sort of decision. “Your parents called while you were at practice. They picked up the new RV they’ve been looking at. They want to take the kids camping tonight, if you’re okay with it. They’ll bring them home tomorrow night, after dinner.”
    He silently thanked them for their impeccable timing. “Perfect. Then we’ll have the house to ourselves, and we can talk.” He kissed her temple, picked up her hand and held it in his. “Tell me one thing, Jessica. Do you still love me?” His voice cracked over the words he’d been afraid to utter.
    Her head jerked up and her tears spilled over. “I love you more than I ever have.”
    Relief poured through him, making him dizzy. “I love you too.” He wiped her tears away with his thumb. “Whatever else is going on, we’ll deal with it. Together. Okay?”
    “Okay,” she whispered, leaning into his touch.
    Alex held his wife tightly, feeling her heart pounding against his, and hoped like hell he hadn’t lied to her. Because honestly, even with his experience as a cop, he didn’t have a single clue what was going to come out of her mouth.

Chapter Three
    While Jess helped the kids pack for the camping trip with their grandparents, part of her head was focused on the kids, and the other part was stuck on repeat, taunting her, reminding her she wanted something more, something different in her sexual relationship with her husband.
    As if she could forget.
    She’d never wanted to be anything but Alex’s equal, in life or in bed, but now that had changed. The thoughts of him tying her up and giving her no choice in what happened to her in the bedroom were making her crazy, leaving her in a constant state of wet and wanting. The thoughts of her restraining Alex for the same reason had the same result.
    Ben’s protest refocused her thoughts. “Mom, why does Kara get to go too? I want to go by myself. You promised I could.”
    Jess smiled at her son. The kids hadn’t been told about the big camping surprise yet. “I know I said you could each take a turn spending time with them alone. But Grandma and Grandpa want both of you to come over tonight. Who knows? Maybe they have something special planned.”
    It didn’t take long to drive the kids over to Alex’s parents’ house in Walkersville. Alex didn’t say much in the car on the way over. He’d been pretty quiet since they’d talked earlier, and she wondered if he was regretting pushing for answers. Answers she still wasn’t sure she could give him.
    After seeing everyone off on their adventure, they headed for home. Alex was nearly as silent on the way back as he’d been on the way there.
    “Are you going to say anything? This silence is killing me.”
    Alex reached out and squeezed her hand. His voice was wry. “That’s how I’ve felt these past few months, every time you shut me out.”
    Ouch. A direct hit, and it hurt. “I’m sorry. I didn’t realize it was that obvious.”
    “You’re kidding me, right?” he asked, turning toward her with wide eyes.
    The look on his face was so disbelieving, her red hair got the better of her, and the defensiveness came out in the tone of her voice. “No, I’m not kidding.”
    “Man, do we need to talk.”
    Dread pooled in the pit of Jess’s stomach. Alex was nothing if not tenacious. She looked at him from the corner of her eye, at his rigid posture and the scowl on his face, and wished to hell she’d kept her mouth shut, or at least been better at hiding her insecurities. She had a horrible feeling about this, but there was no stuffing the proverbial cat back into the bag now.
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    An interminable yet short five minutes later, Alex led Jessica into their living room. He’d been silent on the ride back, brooding over the things he couldn’t stop imagining, and it was making him crazy. He’d felt Jess’s unease in the car, but enough was enough. It was time to get things out into the