Chapter 207

My breath caught. I blinked. Once. Twice. I had no idea what to do with that. My chest squeezed. My eyes burned. I opened my mouth, but nothing came out. His thumb brushed over my lips. ‘You don’t have to say anything. Just listen.’ He kept his gaze locked on mine. ‘You said you’d go public. Let’s do it now. Post it.’ My throat scratched when I spoke. ‘You’re serious?’ ‘Dead serious.’ He didn’t blink. ‘Before you change your mind.’ I let out a small breath. ‘Fine.’ My head felt stuffed with cotton. I didn’t even think before grabbing my phone off the bedside table. I opened X, found Ashton’s name and his latest post, hit repost, then hovered over the caption box, biting the inside of my cheek. ‘Should I copy yours? Just “Married.” Or should I write something like, “The other ring’s on my hand”? I don’t know. What the hell am I even supposed to say?’ I kept staring at the screen. My thumb hovered, twitchy and useless. Ashton said, ‘Post this: “I’m his wife. We’re happy. It’s been a long