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I waited till the eleventh hour to call Fane

Chicken shit

I dialed his number, heart in my throat I&039;d rather do this in person, but I remembered hoell that went last time

"Aurora"

He sounded so happy to hear from me It made what I had to say that ain"

"Fairbanks?"

"Unfortunately"

"When?"

"In a little bit"

"When are you getting back?"

"Don&039;t know"

Fane released a deep breath "I&039;ve missed you"

"Me, too"

I knehat Valerie wanted - for this to be a ht back into her arms for coht through her evil heart

"Fane"

"I knohat I am, but I didn&039;t choose to be this way In the end, I&039;et any older or die but still hu as possible"

"I can&039;t"

"Why not?"

This was my cue to reveal Valerie&039;s evil plot Did I take it? No Because there was no way to tell hi my own dark secret If I told him we&039;d be history anyway I was the real killer

"I&039; someone else"

"What? Who?"

I couldn&039;t speak for a moment, shocked I&039;d said the words It wasn&039;t part of the plan

"Who is he?" Fane asked

"I&039;reat deal to me"

"Who is he?"

"Dante"

Yep, that was spontaneous as well

"Dante," Fane spit out "You uess I started seeing him as more than that I don&039;t want to hurt you, but Dante and I have a lot in common, and he won&039;t look like he&039;s twenty when I&039; do you think we&039;d last, anyway?"

"So that&039;s it then? And this Dante character&039;s going to stick around until you&039;re eighty?"

"Probably not, but at least it&039;s a possibility"

"I can&039;t believe this We need to talkin person"

My body shuddered with a sensation that was more pleasure than fear

"Let me pick you up"

"I can&039;t I&039;m about to leave"

The soft lilt of Fane&039;s voice hardened "With Dante?"

"With Dante," I repeated "I&039;o"

"Fane"

It was good he hung up because I don&039;t knohat I would have said had he stayed on the line That, and I felt the orks cos off probably wouldn&039;t sound so convincing if I started blubbering over the phone

I threw myself face down onto my bed and wailed into the pillow

"Aurora!" my mom called from downstairs "Aurora, why don&039;t you come down and have some lunch before you leave?"

I willed her to leave me alone, but eventually my mom made her way to my room "Aurora? What&039;s the matter?"

I sniffed several times to clear my nose "It&039;s not like you&039;d care"

"What happened?"

I turned my head away from her "I broke up with Fane"

"Oh, honey" Mo "I&039;m sorry to see you upset"

That&039;s all she cared about Seeingto her try to sympathize with ht it was for the best

"Dante&039;s going to be here soon Let&039;s get you cleaned up"

Mom led me to the bathroom My face did feel like a splotchy horror I&039;d rather not have Dante on ht hours up to Fairbanks, or five, depending how fast he drove I splashed my face with cool water in the sink and patted it dry with the hand towel Mom handed me

I didn&039;t need a mirror to see I still looked like a mess I could see it in the way Mom looked at me

"I have some concealer," she said

"No, no ers At least part ofout in the kitchen for the re When it did, I flinched

"Ah, here&039;s Dante," Mom said cheerfully

She rushed past me to let him in He stayed on the porch and nodded to her in hello

She sain"

"And you, Mrs Sky Always a pleasure"

Moled and blushed

I brushed past her "Let&039;s get out of here"

"Do you have your phone?" Mom asked

"Yes"

"Be safe"

"What&039;s with the boo-hoo face?" Dante asked the moment ere shut inside his Rubicon

I twisted in rumbled "I can&039;t believe I have to nurse a broken heart with you for couy do I broke up with him"

"Then he must have deserved it"