“It’s time,” Hugo says. “Let’s get started.”“Very well,” Miles says.Too late to back out now.“Nice to see you again, Esther,” Selena says as she approaches. She and Miles sit on the couch, while I take the arm chair. While we are sitting, microphones are fastened to our shirts. After a mic check,
As Esther leaves the room with Hugo, Hugo’s arm wrapped around Esther’s waist, a deep simmering anger sparks inside of Miles. He tries to push it back into moderate annoyance, but the honest truth of it is, he’s furious as hell.The wall Hugo stepped in just now… The way he has his arm around Esther
The only real casualty here is Miles’s heart.“Hugo led her away,” Miles says. Remembering that hand curled around Esther’s waist makes his blood boil. He was so possessive. “He was acting like her boyfriend.”“Oh,” Selena says, just a simple little sound. But it’s enough to claim Miles’s full atten
Oh my God, he absolutely does think the worst. My own face heats up, practically on fire. I can’t believe I walked right into this conversation.“I, uh… I didn’t mean it like that,” I say quickly.“I’m not offended by any means,” Hugo says, clearly not believing me. It’s my fault. I’m so embarrassed
“He…?”“Let me talk to her,” says a familiar male voice on the other end of the phone.I know that voice. Intimately.“Miles…?” I ask.Cynthia sighs. “He wants to talk to you.”“Cynthia, I don’t know if –”Something on her end of the phone clicks. “You’re on speakerphone,” Cynthia says.I immediatel
A chill starts from within Miles and slowly spreads outward, stretching down his legs and arms until it reaches the tips of his fingers and toes. He’s cold and numb. Even his mind goes very quiet and still, which is odd for him. He’s usually always thinking, always planning.Right now, he feels like
“Miles isn’t here,” I say and immediately try to shut the door.“Esther, please. I know Miles isn’t here.” Selena grabs the door before I can close it and pushes against it. I could still shut her out if I pushed hard enough, but I’m not sure I have that in me right now.My disappointment at seeing
I’m not offended, though it does seem strange. Miles is so handsome and charming, it’s difficult to believe that he’s not, at least in part, everyone’s type.Maybe I’m just biased.“He called me a couple weeks back, and said he needed a favor. He said, in return, I’d get lots of eyeballs on my cause