She sent him some more laughing emojis. Anticipation sang in his blood. He ached to be alone with her now. “Hiding again?” His mother’s cheerful voice made him turn. He locked and pocketed his phone. He gave her a smile. “You know what it’s like for me.” “I do.” She came to stand beside him, look
His eyes returned to Jade. She was now standing with a group of people surrounding a female politician who was known to use any platform to voice and enforce her political views. Very slowly, as if bored by the topic, Jade backed out of the group and slipped away. He smiled. Yeah, he couldn’t imagin
Thirty minutes remained, and then she’d meet Rodrigo again. The spark firing inside her shot up with every second that ticked by. She scanned the crowd for him and couldn’t find him again. This whole place was so huge that she’d barely glimpsed him throughout the night. The only time she’d managed t
She passed by pictures of Rodrigo’s grandparents and old family photographs of the elderly couple with their sons. She recognized Tony Bennington immediately. He was standing next to a younger man—his brother, Alex, she assumed. There was a photo of a younger-looking Tiana and Tony Bennington with A
She spotted a shelf with children’s books for Roy’s kids, she assumed. She ran her fingers over the brightly colored spines. “You have so many children’s books, but no fairy tales.”“No.” “Every book rack ought to have fairy tales.” “Of course, you’d say that. You are a big believer in romances a
She returned to the centre of the room, looking up at the sky through the glass roof. Finally, she looked at Rodrigo, who was watching her in that deeply intense way of his that always caused her pulse to escalate. “This is amazing,” she said. “Thank you for sharing this place with me.” “I thought
“Then why have you chosen to be with me rather than any of them?” She pointed to the door. “The women outside are not only beautiful, they are older, wiser, and richer. Then why am I…” He planted his mouth on her, silencing her. “Stop talking.” “But…” “None of those women are you. You are beautif
When she opened her eyes, Rodrigo was leaning over her, watching her. “Fuck. The sight of you like this is never going to get old!” He cradled her face in his palms. “Jade, if you want me to stop, then you need to say the words now. Else I’m going to take you right here, right now.” She dragged hi