Morris POV
My chest aches when I turn to see the empty spot next to me in bed. I haven't gotten a moment of sleep since Elise left me in the kitchen last night. My wife did exactly what she said she would. I begged her to stay, but she pretty much told me this was my opportunity to get my head out of my a** and be the husband that puts her first.
If she couldn't trust me to protect her heart and our marriage, then she would do what she had to protect herself. I know she thinks I feel something for Loreli, but I don't. I love my wife. She is the only woman I love. I pull her pillow into my arms and breathe in her lavender scent. I can't imagine not waking up with Elise every day for the rest of my life.
I will do whatever I have to do to show her that I love her. That I will never be so
