of the story, which I’m sure is juicier and probably more X-rated. I wonder if he remembers more from that night? Of course he remembers more. I’m positive something sexual took place in St. Lucia whether Em remembers it or not.
“He tried to kiss me, but I wouldn’t let him. I was mad at myself at how aroused I had gotten around him in the first place. Just getting wet felt like I was cheating on Louis.” She offers me that little intriguing morsel of information and I eat it up and enjoy it immensely.
“When did you find out Louis had a heart attack?” I know she was by his side when he regained consciousness. She must’ve somehow got her little ass back home from paradise.
“Will saw the news and brought me back home without telling me what really happened. When I got home, Jenna and my mom were waiting for me at home, crying. I thought something happened to the kids, and then Jenna said that Louis had a heart attack and I fainted. I knew that he’d died. I swear, Sara, I thought one hundred percent that it was all over and that I’d lost him again, but this time forever. I kept thinking about Rose and Eric growing up without their father and it was all too much for me.” Tears stream down her face again and my heart breaks for her. I cry with her, and as much as I know I should be strong, I can’t help it. I know what it feels like to be alone without the person you love most. Having the love of your life ripped away by fate is something I know all too well. We all think we know what our life should look like, but when our real life materializes, sometimes the truth is too much to handle.
“Stop blaming yourself for what happened. Everything is okay; Rose, Eric, and you will never have to worry about being without Louis. Please stop crying, you still didn’t get to the part of why Will is here!”
She wipes her tears with her T-shirt and tries to compose herself. “Yeah, well, a few weeks ago, I decided that I didn’t want any secrets between Louis and me anymore. The reason we were in that mess to begin with was because he kept me in the dark. He didn’t want me to know that Bruel Industries was heading toward bankruptcy and that he invested his money with the wrong people. To save his company, he had to pay debts with money he no longer possessed. He needed to sell our properties and he thought that he was failing me. Sara, how the fuck could he think that he could fail me by selling bricks and stones? You know how I feel about our wealth. At the end of the day, I just need him and our babies healthy, together, and all in one place, and I’d be the richest woman on the planet.”
“I know, babe, you are as far away from someone that needs or cares about material things that I know.” That, I can tell you, is three thousand percent true. Emily has it all, but never flaunts it and never asked for it. Her parents raised their daughters right. Her nana would be proud of her. I’m sure if Louis would’ve given her the choice, she’d have finished school and had a career, but that man couldn’t share her with anybody. Always the caveman, I think.
“Once I saw that Louis was feeling a little better, and once we finally got a chance to make love, I told him that something happened in St. Lucia while I was running away from my overactive imagination. I couldn’t tell him before because in some way, I felt like I actually did cheat on him with Will; maybe not physically, but emotionally and mentally. I knew how important it was for him to finally have our sexual bond back after everything that had happened. You know how alpha-ape he is when it comes to making sure everybody knows he’s pollinating me.” We both start laughing uncontrollably until we’re crying once again. I bet guys don’t cry happy and sad tears within a span of minutes like crazy, hormonal women do.
“Okay stop cracking me up and tell me what you told him. Was he freaking out? Remember when my brother and I first met him in Central Park and he thought Eddie wanted to fuck you?