Divorce or die 14
Chapter 14 Allison gasped as the brakes screeched and her body jolted forward uncontrollably. “Ah!” Quinn reacted instantly, pulling her into his lap and cradling her against his chest. She instinctively clutched his neck for balance, her fingers brushing the back of his collar. The position was undeniably intimate. A flush crept up her cheeks. She fidgeted, trying to get off him, but the movement only made things worse–she bumped her head against the window, lost her balance again, and landed right back in his arms. Her face turned scarlet. Before she could recover, there was a loud knock on the window. Heart racing, Allison scrambled off his lap and rolled the window down Outside stood a man in tattered clothes, sunburned and filthy, his hair matted and unrecognizable. His skin was blistered, his eyes wild. “Allison! It’s me get out of the car, I need to talk to you!” The man pushed back the greasy strands clinging to his forehead and wiped at his face with trembling hands. “I’m Alexander. Your husband,” he croaked. “I’m alive. I didn’t die.” Allison stared at him expressionlessly. He slapped both palms against the glass, eyes reddened with desperation. “Allison, I missed you so much. Please just take me home.” His voice cracked. “Let me come home.” She finally spoke, her tone cool and detached. “I’m sorry. I don’t know you. My ex–husband died a long time ago.” His face crumpled. “How can you say that? You used to love me so much… you even tried to win over my ex just to stay by my side-” But when he met her eyes–icy, unreadable–he choked on the rest. Allison turned to the driver. “Roll up the window. Let’s go.” Brandon tried to hold onto the glass, but the automatic window caught his fingers. He yelped in pain, voice breaking “Allison! Please- it hurts!” She didn’t flinc Eventually, the pressure…