“We should stop it while it's still early,” Collin said to Scarlet.

Scarlet disagreed with a shake of her head. Did Collin realize how much she missed him? Did he realize how much she persuaded herself to forget about him? “I like you. I love you, Collin” she said.

“For God's sake, I'm a married man!” He brought it up again.

“I know, but I just really like you,” she said. “Do you dislike me that much? We are good together.”

Collin took a deep breath before speaking to Scarlet. “Let's not complicate things,” he said, leaving the woman alone before Aubrey saw them together.

Scarlet's lips trembled as Collin...