When workaholic Lawrence Weller walks in on the aftermath of his fiancé Frankie cheating on him, his world shatters. Frankie’s the love of his life, the only person he’s ever trusted, and the betrayal leaves him devastated.<br><br>Franklin Ennis makes a huge mistake he regrets deeply before it’s even over. He pleads for a second chance, willing to do whatever it takes to save their relationship.<br><br>A love that deep doesn’t just stop, so Lawrence agrees to try. But mistakes don’t happen in a vacuum. Are they both willing to own up to their part? Will their love be enough to repair what was crushed? Can trust once broken be rebuilt?

Regaining Trust

His phone is pressed to his chest, and when I try to wiggle it out of his hand and lay it on the table so he won’t drop it on the floor, he opens his eyes.


Frankie swallows several times before he speaks. “You’re home.”


I nod, my throat suddenly closing up and making it impossible for me to produce a sound.


His hands twitch, as though he wants to touch me. “I’m sorry,” he whispers.


“You haveto believe me. I’m so, so sorry.” He chokes on the words.


I force my mouth to cooperate. “I believe you.”


His gaze meets mine, penetrates my very soul as he searches for answers. “But you’re angry.”


I avert my gaze. Am I angry? Heartbroken, devastated, yes. Is my trust betrayed? Yes. But angry? I don’t know. In the end, I settle for a shrug.


“Will you talk to me? Or at least listen when I talk?”


I scrub my palm over my face and hang my head. “I’m tired, Frankie.”


I straighten. “Not tonight. I have tomorrow off. We’ll talk tomorrow.”


Chapter 4