Chapter 125

125.

“With clothes on,” she said.

I laughed and said, “Yes, I’m going right now to get dressed, then I’ll

order breakfast.”

She only nodded, but she hadn’t let go of the doorknob. I half

expected her to be gone when I got back, but to my delight and relief, she

wasn’t.

I found her sitting on the sofa looking out the window. I sat down in

the chair across from her and smiled. She shot me a look that should by all

rights have set me on fire.

“Was this all some big pick-up game to you?” she asked.

“A pick-up game? No, Bella. We both had too much to drink. I’m not

normally a heavy drinker and last night I was looking for some liquid

courage. Once you report what I have to tell you, life as I know it is going

to implode. I wouldn’t have had the audacity to expect that a woman like

you would ever want to be with a man like me.”

She raised an eyebrow, obviously not convinced. I wish she could see

inside of my head because I meant every word. I know what I am. I’ve

known sinc