Chapter 18

A couple of days later

“Wait, what?”, Lily asked Zoey confused. “You said that Eddie came back after all these years?”

“Yeah, and the funny thing is…Alex hates him.”, Zoey added as she gave out a dry laugh and hugged her pillow tightly over her chest and her cell phone between ear and shoulder.

“I can understand…but sweetheart, you’ve got to know… he had a choice to tell you before he left you, he chose not to. If I was you…I’d wait, I wouldn’t trust him so easily. It all seems too good to be true, it’s fishy.”, Lily stated.

“It can’t get any worse though, you know?”, Zoey added

“You’re a bit naive when it comes to love, but you have got to understand that you’re not only living your life for yourself, you’re living it with your fiance too, how do you think he would manage if he finds out that Mr. Jerk, Eddie, hurt you and abandoned you in the past?”, Lily stated, which immediately made Zoey’s head turn to face Alex who was fast asleep.

“From what I can tell…Alex really loves you