he door when she sees Keenan walks out of the ope

and staggering. He’s drunk and, from what she sees, he’s probably been crying.

rry image lurking around and his lips

ing towards her and missin

ack and her heartbeat increasing with every

..” he hiccups and he pouts his mouth and blinks quickly. He walks back to t

creation, made him drink

obvious, but she blurts

the news and gossip will also have that on the TV tomorrow.” He

upor because of pain and sorrow or rejection, so she

nd filled with demands, but yet not making

lf where there are a few books and she drops it there. She knows it isn’t the

seated, and takes his hand and pulls

replies, without he

, up to the one of his chest in search of the ke

cute when you’re angry.” he purrs and then puts his h

rinning from cheek to cheek like a little

his hand, trying to ignore his words and the shiver hi

ut losing her stand on the ground, but slowly she does it and brings him out of the building into the parking lot. Her b

ack Lamborghini at the corner, and a red SUV in

and after a long concentration; he points to the red SUV, and she pulls him to

m laughing, although tears stuck to

member any of this in the morning. The voice in he

stares at him.

cook up. “Do you even know where I live?” is

ing him home? His laughter increase louder and his hand holding his stomach f

Hilton scares her, but she would pick hi

would break the all-powerful Hilton p

agrees to his words. She needed his h

e crosses his arms over his chest like a stubbor

s adora

he prob in a

r me in return.” He barga

rything she’s done for him tonig

not ready to keep the promise, but hoping that b

he’ll thank

with his eyes dim and mischievous imm

when she feels herself

ll is she e

ent the night at her boss’s place? Because she knows one way or another the world is going to know about

gorous shake of her head, “I don’t t

s questionabl

e, “I wouldn’t want to give

e down. “You think he’s goi

” she nods in concord with what he just sai

s supposed to be ba

, he has a strong

would you be understanding if your girlfr

s the car and drives them off. He tells her the address of his house and tells me it’

o her and his face was pressed to the window, staring furiously as the streetlights and his he’d bobbing along with their rapid disappearanc

for him, as she watc

d from a far off the mansion stands out from the others around. It is more of a family house with fine flowers around it and has a

t class.

ouse. And she knows Keenan must have seen her because he chuckles and

breath. She runs over to help him up, but he stubbornl

th both hands, “Yes, of course, you can! What the hell was I thinking?” sh

fun of me!” he snaps

ing him up and although grumbling, he doesn’t reject his offer to help and

But as if reading her mind, he says. “Taylor and Reign were supposed to live here with me if we were ever to get marri

him going through pain mak

feels his body tighten to her touch an

it far too many times on the faces of needy and desperate men. “Stay with me

ly damaged man standing very close to her. She brings him to the couch and I help

the muscles of his stomach underneath the clothes as her hand move to his biceps, which seems large and firm, and she bites her lips hardly. She breathes in his thick, rich, masculine smell mixed

ing as he stares at her like a hard puzzle he

en remember thi

o you, Vary, and what you’re about to do is what t

es away from him. “I’m sorry, so, so sorry.” She covers

most ha

ng his position on the couch. He gives

ack towards the door which

gs as he sees me further back away. “The answer to your question is yes. I would under

s not sure she will survive this n

four years ago were gone, but this mome

to be alone,” he mut

happen about two minutes ago also told her she’s not safe around him and

y business,” she warns with her finger and he n

wine on the counter,” he says, pointing his

ut I don’t drink.” She answers, clearly wa

coholic.” he informs, “I know you don’t drin

embarrassment, so h

they land and stay on me. “we are two people in love with

his bossy tone and she walks over to the counter and th

ne?” she raises a bro

probably had everything set, hoping Taylor would acce

urn to this house either

lass cups and she brings him his. “What ar

d, “To those we love.” and

e,” I echo and tip my glass towards

....

Her hand goes to her aching head and rubs her hand on the temple and as she does this, the bedsheets fall away from her

ll happened