Chapter Forty-one

His vulnerability touched her and Rachel returned to sit beside him on the bed. “I know, but we have to. I know this is very difficult for you and I can’t even imagine just how distressed you are feeling inside right now,” she said softly. “What can I do to make you feel better?”

He leaned forward and rested his forehead on her shoulder. “I feel as if my world has been flipped upside down. What else am I going to discover to be a lie about my life?”

“I don’t know, but I do know that Zoe and I are real, and I am here for you.”

He lifted his head and looked into her eyes. “Thank you,” he said quietly.

“For what?”

“For being you. You’re amazing, Rachel.”

She smiled. “So are you, Derek. Now, let’s get dressed and solve this mystery once and for all.”

“I didn’t bring any change of clothes,” he said. “I didn’t envisage that we would be meeting a mystery hostess for lunch. There goes our romantic getaway!”

“Stop whining,” she laughed. “We’ll have many other opportunities to have romantic get