whom she shared the small apartment with, and Lola was eager to hear everything Adrianna had to say about the pre

her fingers "It wasn't terrible" she admitted. "It wasn

complete jerk, or was he one of those ric

hared. She shook her head slowly "No, he wasn't cruel. He didn't force anything, he just wanted what

h an unreadable expression "Yo

ery second was bringing me closer to saving her." She hesitated before continuing "And Tyler...

rves because I don't know if I could've

I have the money, and now, I need to get to the hospital" and L

t urgency in the nurses' movements reminded her of why she had done what she had done. She approached the fron

y calling the doctor and relief rushed through Adriana

a moment while her fingers hesitated over the keyboard but after a moment, s

t a breath she hadn't r

reen at the next red light and the message was simple but the impact wasn't

de him thought back to the night they spent together; Adriana hadn't been like the women he'd met before, she hadn't acted like someone eager to impress him or someone trying to seduce him for more benefits but she had been quiet, and focused and even when her mind had been somewhere else, she had treated him with a

in a dim hotel room, had stayed with him because Tyler had always believed that money fixed things, people traded favors in desperation, and that nothing truly mattered beyond survival but Adriana had reminded him that some people weren't ju

red past him as his mind stayed locked on Adriana; on the quiet way she had carried herself, and on the way her voice had sof

ut her; her honesty, and her quiet strength had left a mark on him and whether he