His Place Novels & Stories

There was a strange peace in his heart…a calm sense that he had just made a major decision, one that might change everything. He leaned on the car door and took a deep breath. For the first time in a long while, he allowed himself to smile—not the confident kind he wore for others, but a genuine, quiet smile that came from somewhere deep within. As he got into his car and started the engine, he glanced at his phone screen. A new message popped up from the hospital confirming that all was in order. Ken placed the phone on the seat beside him, started the car, and drove off into the night, his mind strangely at ease.

The hairs at the back of her neck stood up as she felt his presence behind her, his looming height towering above her small figure. She heard him take a deep breath before asking. “Won’t you speak to me?" She didn't say anything. "Don't you like the place?” He asked. “If you don’t, I can arrange for another place for us," "There's no need for that,” She croaked out, her heart tightening in pain as she remembered his words. “I-," She swallowed the lump at the back of her throat. “I like the place," Of course, anyone would. It was Bora Bora after all, and it was such an expensive honeymoon destination, but she didn't care. Someone who hadn't met Chase Romano would think he was a romantic man.