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"When’s the wedding?" E for the fa on the beach But we don’t have a date yet because…" Her voice died out when it shook with e until Mia’s scan co out then"
Kiged her again and reassured her that that would be soon God, I hoped so
Not too long after,theain I was envious of their uncomplicated happiness But it wasn’t like they didn’t deserve it Peter’s wife had left hi and he’d had to raise them--and then me, later on--by hie by a worthless cheater and hadn’t found someone to share her life with until now I did wish theet over the ick factor, hopefully soon
Once the door clicked closed and they alking back across the island to their car, I turned back to E at me with a crooked smile on her face I took a deep breath and smiled back
She moved up to me somewhat slowly, aardly and put her arms around my neck To avoid that always-tense moment with that question of "e or won’t we kiss?" I kissed her forehead and she blew out a sigh I didn’t trust ain Not after last ti that ere still trying to take it slow
"So, u," I answered
"Aren’t you a little…u a face
I exhaled in relief "Totally"
She shuddered for ato be cousins now?"
I shook my head "Let’s not talk about it"
"It’s like…I had to juht away and not letthehed and went to watch TV She sat snuggled next to me inthat I got a little bit of a high from the scent of her skin I rested my hand on her waist, willed it to stay put Fortunately I was so exhausted, I didn’t have to remind myself too many times to keep my hands off of her
Chapter Twenty-Five
Mia
Teeks later, the night before Adaot a car and driver for our first roht out in ht of his birthday but he cited an unavoidable event that would be taking him out of town for the next week To be honest, I was nervous to be without hiely, we drove up to Los Angeles for dinner We rarely ventured up into the City of Angels Most residents of Orange County acted like they had a phobia of Los Angeles, which, I’ll admit, was kind of silly But everyone claimed to have the best of Southern California in their backyard, so LA beca shows or the museums that just didn’t quite cut it down south
I dressed in a classic little black dress with aflapper-style hat, thanks to Sonia the shopper’s impeccable taste Ada--presu I owned two--one of theht purple hair, much to Adam’s dismay--but had never worn the them off in frustration It felt fake to wear one and I knew that was a silly feeling, but it was there nonetheless
The dress was short, showing off h neckline--a requiree at all, nor anything that drew attention to ranny now My body was no longer so to show off, to be proud of It was a secret shaeous as ever, wearing a dark blue evening suit with rave;me-colored shirt I loved when he wore dark colors It suited hilossy black hair and dark eyes It added to his alluring mystique I used to feel beautiful beside him, like we complemented each other We’d turned heads and I kneere an unusually good-looking couple But now it felt wonky, uneven Like a teeter-totter overly weighted on one side so that it couldn’t nificant, too-thin and sick-looking hanger-on at his side We no longer looked like we belonged together Quite possibly because in reality we didn’t