Chapter Forty-Four

SCARLETT

Caelum came home tonight, he came early but he also went out just as quickly as he came in. I'm becoming accustomed to him not being here at night, and only getting to me around three or two in the morning. I want to be a typical wife and whine about it but I can't, I'm not a typical wife. Caelum is used to me whining about which dress to wear, what suit he'd look good in next to me and which diamond set I'd like next and I'm not about to change that.

My husband is my best friend, we've worked hard to keep our marriage normal as possible and we did have an agreement before we tied the note, Caelum told me one thing and one thing only, "Don't fall in love with me because I can never love you back. As much as I would love to love you like a husband should, I can't Scarlett, I'm not capable of loving like that and if you do fall for someone don't hesitate to tell me so I can free you from this sham we're getting into." This sham as he called it has become the most truthful thing