He wouldn’t if he knew the truth. I stood there that night, listening to him, and once he was done. Once he told me where he wanted to take me and my family, I protested immediately. He wanted to protect us, protect me, under the shelter of his own family’s roof, his grandmother’s in particular. ...
Pop and I didn’t have heart to hearts. We just didn’t. Maybe he was just curious on how things were with me since the holidays. There really were no new developments. Except for Roxie that was. I always kept my gram in the know of what was going on with me professionally. Everything was still on ...
Thankfully she didn’t fuss too much. Lord knows my nerves couldn’t have handled that—not another breakdown like the one she had a few days ago when Adam came and went too quickly for her to grasp. Having him back and then not having him was more than she could handle. More than I could handle. It...
Chase sat back and rubbed his flat stomach with his minimal deck of cards. “You weren’t lying. You’re seriously kicking my ass.” Tarrah grinned. “What can I say? I had a lot of free time to play during my childhood.” “Yeah, that’s pretty crazy living in all the places you lived.” Tarrah slouched ...