CHAPTER 78–IVY/HEATH

“For once? I practically gave up living unless you were around, and I still couldn’t get past a tiny little bubble in your life.” Ivy tried not to stare at Heath as he stared at her. She could see his mind racing with questions he sought answers to. She considered him an idiot back then. He believed everything people said about her. Yet Heath selfishly kept her to himself. He didn’t let many people near her from his personal life after the mess his parents made the one time, he’d tried to introduce Ivy to them. She’d never forget that humiliating experience. His mother made her feel like a street urchin there, begging for a handout.

“That’s not happening again. Speaking of my life. We need a sitter for next Tuesday evening. Do you think Kathy can be available there to watch Geoff? We have a fundraising event for the museum we must go to.” Heath threw this event on her with no notice, as if it was something he’d forgotten about. She’d have to give him that as a