Read Fire and Rain, Season 2, Episode 5 (Rising Storm) for Free Online

hours in my bed, and leave me again. We’ve never even spent the night together. Sometimes I feel like this is nothing but a cheap affair for you.”
    He sent her a surprised look, and her resentment grew all the more. She was beginning to feel like he took her for granted. She gave him everything he needed and he barely spared a thought for her, like she was only there to suit his needs.
    When she thought about it, that did seem to be the nature of their arrangement. She gave. He took. He left.
    “I’ll tell you what,” he said, his tone cajoling. “Give me a few days, and I’ll figure out a way for us to get some time together. A weekend away, just the two of us.”
    That sounded divine, but she didn’t trust it. “Do you mean it?” Her question was deceptively bland. She was always very careful not to demand too much from him. He got enough of that from his marriage, and she went out of her way to show him that it wouldn’t be like that with her. Where his wife lacked, and he’d told her all of the ways that woman lacked, Kristin made a point to excel, and she always made sure he saw it.
    “Yes, of course. I always mean it with you. I even have the perfect place in mind. There’s a new resort I heard about in Bastrop that’s supposed to be lovely. It’s all the way on the other side of Austin, so that should give us plenty of privacy, away from the prying eyes of Storm. I’ll make the arrangements as soon as I can manage.”
    “Arrangements for when? This weekend?”
    His brow furrowed. “I’m not sure how quickly I can make plans. I’ll have to talk to my wife, I mean Celeste, er, I mean my family, but as soon as I can possibly manage it, we’ll go away together. I promise.”
    She kissed him good-bye, feeling somewhat appeased, and quieting the voice in her head that reminded her just how many promises he hadn’t kept so far.
    He surprised her, though, and sooner than she’d expected he actually came through with his promise, and she was giddy with excitement as she prepared for their first weekend away together.
    She’d have him all to herself for two solid days. They could do whatever they wanted. Hold hands in public. Share meals together.
    She couldn’t stop fantasizing about all of the possibilities.
    What she fixated on the most was that she would get to be on his arm out in the open for all to see. They would be running into complete strangers and those people would assume that he was hers, that they were together, that they were a normal couple. No one would suspect that Travis had a needy wife back at home waiting for him.
    That was harsh. Even she could concede that Celeste had been through too much to deal with it alone. Losing a son would be devastating.
    She blew out a breath, pushing all thoughts of Celeste from her mind, and concentrated on looking for something special for the weekend at Pink. Although the boutique prices were a little steep for her tastes, she was in the mood to splurge on something extravagant.
    “Looking for something special?” a sales clerk asked as she sifted through a rack of lacy slips.
    Kristin couldn’t keep the smile off her face. In fact, she hadn’t been able to for days. “Just browsing. Seeing if something catches my eye.”
    “Are you leaning toward a functioning slip, or are you more interested in one that’s meant to be seen ?” The girl gave her a smile. “Because if you’re looking for something a little more showy, we just got a gorgeous new shipment of lace and silk lingerie. I haven’t even put them on the floor yet. They’re all still in back, but I can bring some out for you if you’re interested.”
    Why not? “That would be lovely. Thank you.”
    “What color? And do you prefer more lace or more silk?”
    “Black or pink. And I like both.”
    “You got it. Give me one minute.” The girl gave her one more friendly smile and headed to the back of the store.
    Kristin spared a brief thought as to whether she was being