[Ivy]“Can we…do it tonight?” he asks, almost innocently, trailing soft and delicate kisses down my shoulders.My body tenses at the thought of having sex with him, my brain instantly scrambling for an excuse.“Maybe not tonight,” I say, my jaw clenched tight, fist even tighter. “I’m exhausted.”“You sure?” he whispers, probably pouting like a kid who isn’t going to get the candy he so badly wanted. “You know I don’t mind doing all the work.”It’s supposed to be teasing, but now I realize it’s not. It’s his way to remind me how much effort he has been putting into me, how much of a dedicated and devoted husband he has been. All to make me feel like a burden, but a burden he’s willing to bear, because he loves me.Oh, how wrong I was.“I know, Hunter,” I say, trying very hard to keep this feeling of disgust at bay. “But I really am tired today. The shopping was…draining.”“Of course. My apologies.” He immediately backs away, the bed dipping as he shifts, creating a void that’s both a r
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