The subway

"Your wife?" I asked in shock.

"Ex-wife," he corrected sharply.

I knew something had happened with her, and after my first interview with Mia, I just assumed she had died. It never did occur to me that they might have gotten divorced.

"I thought she was dead." I blurted, not meaning to sound so nosy.

He chuckled humourlessly. "I wish that were the case."

We stood there motionless, Lucas still had his hands wrapped around my waist and I still had my hand on his chest. I could not help but wonder what kind of dumb woman would leave such adorable kids and this beast of a man, that was not only sexy but also super-wealthy, and actually cared about his f