l room. It was empty. For da

uld whisper i

ayne is here every d

e never leaves her side. H

is one? The on

Not once. The bill is paid,

e my bandages, she asked,

er laugh. "No

e. How everyone was sure they'd get married as soon as she reco

t loved is always

. I finally

ied and live a long, miserable life with each other. And I hoped,

myself out. I limped back to the

n him. The watch I'd saved for months to buy. The custom-made suit

the kitchen and du

he bin, the front door opened. Adrian w

he asked, seeing the

some garbage," I

pened on the cliff. Adrian had to choose me. My family is more infl

ked at her

o my tears, my hysterics. This quiet acceptance was n

g here for a while to

," I

loated down. "Ellery, make dinner. Cassie likes

the hundreds of meals I had cooked for him, trying to learn his favori

m

loud enough fo

e stairs, his face darke

o. I'm no

, playing the peacemaker. "I

to her side. "Your hands are too

hen followed a "protesting

d with the pots and pans. The sight was so ridiculous, so utterly foreign, that