nd whispered through the cold rainy air, I s

r, hoping he would burst out into

o would joke, especially with this. Wh

ily, ma

lin

be joking,

ids are happy with Noah a

y head firmly.

all our

out, my ring finger clutching tightly onto the

I under

willingly sign up to be hurt again, especially not with one I knew nothing of. "I will take my leave." I dr

comfortable. It's too late, p

ill m

to talk, but he beat me to it, swiftly stepping back. "I will

ut

ght, Mi

e endless hallways. My eyes lingered on him

idn't need a companion. If he requested marriage, it was solely f

long, exas

~

conveyed his words. He had an importan

ched for l

motion on the surface, I knew e

tle hands, a huge smile

ma and Et

ite him over, and turned a

Throughout the journey, they couldn't stop talking about how big the hous

o be Noah's best best friend-their words ,not mine. And for kids wh

, and their gaze told me that was the most disas

, so I should be

ter at friendship!" I laughed, this t

to see him next time, t

. "We are going t

f regretting w

t want to face his father after

y sleeve. "Are we goi

ey beamed happily and

you,

d darting back to Noah-the mental image of him all l

best the

telling their little adventure and how much they liked Noah a

red, fiddling with the hem of my g

believe it." She leaned in, her smile curling into on

n pulled out the enve

on me, then the envelope I held out. She

s is

d. "I rejected it, but he insisted. He said his son was his life and he would

her words,

e she treated me like her sister, her little sister, hiding and making

you plan

d slightly. "I

e darting from me to Silver, then back to me with a scrutinizing gaze. "Did something happen?" He push

." He turned to Silver, who confirmed

the cheque to him and he mirror

and co

t of the marriage. It was nothing important, plus

plan on doi

it because it would seem rude, and I can't spend it

g way in Emma's and

aus

dee

sh, take your time,"

n up, I made y

t up. "Cre

Adrian tucked away in th

~

DAYS

gaze narrowed back to Quinn, who rus

hasn't ordered for over an hour.

pped out of the kitchen, mostly because I was making the next

at Quinn,

lice," I said. This wasn't the first time a creep had w

ful. He is wearing a s

rows fu

back to the front counter. My gaze fell on th

ached closer, ready to

and-" he turne

he pair of grey eyes t

was

ri