A

ttles into that of fierce disbelief.

tually been emotionally attached enough to anyone to go that far. Even when Sean tried to set

sexual," but the kiss I shared

her eyes narrowing in susp

ter's gaze."I

she believes me. In thi

round as she catches a glim

marriage ce

ewhere between the wedding, the kiss, the sick cat, the

Anna covers her mouth with her han

eels surreal even to m

oorway into the house. "I hav

everything that happened, from the acci

lieve a woman I didn't know told me

g and affirm that I real

n to shock to disbelief all over again. When I am done, she se

es

d you agree to something like that without telling

er gaze. "I overheard you

ood her face, and she pull

ars. "I didn't want to be the caus

ly."Is that why you agre

a short time since we've known each other, and in that time, apart from convincing me to

he feels like a strang

a brand across my skin, his to

akes me

ed toward things like this, it is too soon fo

e to this decision quicker because of S

my thoughts. "I have

es of my sister, who has been my support through every step of our lives. "You haven

d and damp with t

but he is good to m

thing he has done is catch me in a fake swoon and force

t? Besides, it's only been a day, and i

ed and worried about what I will face in my

adult now. I can take care of mysel

worry doesn't leave

o a hug. "Love

*

d, and I am at

oodbye, being the oaf that he is. He is actua

led at home," I promise Anna,

w become mine and I'm not

oesn't

gle, and she playf

had b

when she gasps at the sight of my wed

ing - I might know less about diamonds than about cars -

money on a ring, much less as

hrug. "It's probably

it. "I could have sworn I saw it in T

an't even dream of affording. So naturally, she follows all the magazines and knows

eavy ring on my hand. "A

xpression."At least I know

ependent on my sister, another thing entirely to

him like that. I inten

efore hugging me.

river where I am going, I really l

on the overly expensive side but on

he increasingly cleaner streets,

eve I forgot

me distance from my ear because of how mu

in

nterrupting me."You went AWOL, and

conversation," I interject,

have you been? Tina said you had a family emergency. Is Anna

e. Our manager of sorts. So I had to

but my eardrums disagree with me. "I'll

es. "But yo

s, she has a heart of gold. "

loves me. "Save your thanks for to

ur

i pulls up to a stunning h

is: Where exactly does my husband work to be a