The Five-Year Loveless Bet

Synopsis

It was common knowledge that six years ago, Ryan Hayes lost his manhood while rescuing me from my kidnappers. We had a sexless marriage for five years, and I stayed quiet the entire time. Three days before our anniversary, I went to the pilot lounge to bring him a late supper, only to overhear his teammates joking around. "The five-year bet between Captain Hayes and Dr. Carter is almost over, right? As long as Dr. Carter remains unmarried for five years, he has to stay her friends-with-benefits and keep his hands completely off his wife." "Man, Nina actually believes he ended up permanently impotent just to save her." A low chuckle escaped Ryan's lips before he answered with complete indifference, "Three days left. Once the bet is over, I will go back and make it up to her properly." Outside the door, my grip on the lunchbox froze entirely.