I had been on my way to visit Nancy at the hospital when I had run into Nurse Irene talking to Joseph. Fortunately I had been able to hide before they spotted me. Though now that I had seen them together, I was dying to know what they were saying. Keeping myself hidden behind the brush, I inched c
I couldn’t believe my ears. Asher still believed that I had lingering feelings for Joseph? After everything we’d been through? After everything Joseph had done? “You were in his snare for a long time,” Asher said, frowning. “I’d understand if you are still… entangled.” Immediately, I reached for
“Is that…?” My voice trailed. “How did you get that?” It had to be x-rays of someone else, someone around my height, weight, and age. Only not pregnant. “Don’t ask questions,” she said. Softer, she whispered, “If I tell you, you won’t have plausible deniability.” The way she said it made clear t
“Maybe it was nothing,” Nancy said, trying to allay my fears after I explained how one of the cheerleaders just walked into my exam room and saw me talking to my baby bump. “Maybe she didn’t notice.” I shook my head. That seemed unlikely. “She might have just been embarrassed from walking in on
I still didn’t know what we were to each other. We didn’t talk about it. Maybe we never would. But even if it didn’t have a name, I knew there was something there. Even if we hadn’t kissed on the mouth yet. The thought gave me pause. I remembered back to our every romantic encounter. Asher had
She thinks you’re pregnant! As soon as Nicole told me the newest rumor about me, I totally froze up. My eyes went wide and my breakfast was totally forgotten. Nicole continued to laugh, until she realized I wasn’t joining her. Then she stifled herself. “Cynthia?” I was totally blindsided. So t
Eventually, he stepped into my path forcing me to stop walking. “Slow down,” he said. “Nicole said this was just a rumor, right? And everyone must still remember how the last rumor about you turned out to be grossly untrue. Surely they would be less likely to blindly accept anything new they hear
Maybe you need me to prove to you who I really want. Asher’s words shot through me like lightning, shivering all the way down to my core. He nibbled at my earlobe and I sucked in a shaky breath. Then he licked along the shell of my ear, soothing any discomfort. I moaned. He smiled against th