Aaliyah’s Return
He simply nods, gets up a few minutes later, and quietly leaves.
After he's gone, I put away the leftovers and the plates. I take the welcome gifts — the fruit basket, the small bottle of wine Shawn brought earlier, and a white box I haven't opened yet — and place them inside my wardrobe. Then I change into my nightwear, slip into my robe, and sit by the window. I open my all-time favorite book, 48 Laws of Power, and begin to read. Midway through a chapter, I remember—I was supposed to place a call. I get up, walk to my handbag, and retrieve the card Shawn gave me.
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