LillyI pack woodenly, carefully wrapping any delicate items in the bags they came in. I run my hands over the thick silk crepe of the red dress. It’s been dry-cleaned by the hotel and is ready to wear again. I make a choked sound as I remember Michaelzipping it up my back. His touch was reverent th
“Do you want to talk about it?”“I’m not sure.” If I tell Levi, is he going to go crazy? He’s never been that kind of brother. Protective, but not overly so. “I think that pretending to date Michaelwas a bad idea,” I say carefully.He nods and sips his beer. “I might not be experienced in love, but
MichaelThe pilot calls me the next evening to let me know the jet is back at the jetport. It took him a little longer than normal with all the private jet traffic coming in for the wedding. She’s gone. I knew she’d leave. I wouldn’t have stayed either. I can’t blame her. Last night was a train wrec
“And yet, here I am,” I say acidly.Cataleya considers me, like she might be willing to change her mind. Or maybe not. I’m slower and fuzzier than when we started this conversation, and I can’t make heads or tails of her expression.“You really don’t care about the house, do you?” Her eyes are asses
I give him a dark look. “Why don’t you tell me what you think you know, then?” Levi is like a dog with a bone. He doesn’t let go of things.He looks all too pleased at the prospect of telling me how smart he is. He even sets his beer down so he can put that hand in the air. “One, you’ve never been a
As we paddle out, I settle into the familiar stroke, the familiar thump of my heart as my body works to propel me through the icy water. I’m smiling even as Levi pulls ahead of me to cut through a swell. That same swell slaps me in the face when I don’t paddle fast enough, and I sputter.Breathe int
LillyMichael’s apartment building is better than I expected. It’s a lovely old building, completely refurbished and renovated, with soaring ceilings and those old Art Deco elevators. Except for his personal elevator, which is black metal, polished to such a shine that you could do your makeup in th
I blindly pull one off the shelf. It looks like my exact copy, but that would be insane. That would mean he saved these books even after he boarded the house up. Saved them for what? In case I ever went back there? A choked gasp tears from my throat when I see the underlining, the dog-eared pages. I