Chapter 215

After visiting his place, I was pretty sure Yuna had spilled everything to Hayden.

"If you like it there, in the future..." Hayden started, then trailed off, leaving me hanging.

I gave him a look. "In the future, what?"

He swallowed hard before speaking again. "In the future... we could retire there."

"By myself?" I blurted out, not even thinking.

"I'd come with you—if you wanted me to," he said, totally straightforward.

And just like that, I started pulling away again. The future? Seriously? Especially something as far off as, like, growing old together.

"I found a specialist for Yuna. You should get me her medical records," I said, switching the topic fast.

Last night, I was silently judging Lena for dodging the truth, but wasn't I doing the exact same thing?

I was burying my head in the sand too, but I had my reasons. I wanted to keep Hayden on his toes, not let him in too easily.

Lena once told me that the reason Jace always brushed me off and never took me seriously was