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Phew. At least he agreed it was a terrible idea.
Nope. She’s lost it…
My phone started ringing, and when I hit answer, Evan’s voice filled the line. “Sounds like it.”
“She has. She’s downstairs preparing hermenu.”
Evan chuckled. “I missed you this week.”
“I missed you too.”
“School was okay?”
“Yeah.” He’d find out about Scarlett’s situation eventually, but I didn’t want to bring it up.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m in my room. Dad should be getting off early and wants us to spend some quality time together. Whatever that means.”
“It’s nice he cares.”
“Shit, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean…”
“Becca, it’s fine. I know your mom has been riding you about me, but you’d hate it more if she wasn’t. It just means she loves you and wants the best for you.”
“Okay, Mr. Serious, who are you and what have you done with my Evan?”
A loud crash sounded, followed by Evan muttering a string of cuss words, and then his voice sounded far away. “Shit, Eli, I’m coming. Wait there. No, no, don’t touch it.” The line went silent.
“Becca?” He sounded breathless. “I’ve got to go. He’s destroying the living room. I’ll text you later, okay?”
“Okay.”
Evan was changing—opening up and jumping in with both feet and his heart. I felt it in his touch, in the way he held me. His love wrapped around me like a blanket, and I soaked it up.
But I was selfish.
Because it couldn’t last… one way or another, my secrets—the lies—were going to swallow me whole, dragging anyone close enough right down with me.
CHAPTER28
EVAN
“Stop tugging it.”I reached to turn down Eli’s collar for the tenth time.
“It’s scratchy.”
“So stop touching it.” The door handle rattled from the other side, and I straightened. “Okay, buddy, best behavior.”
He flashed me a grin, and the door swung open. “Evan, hello, so glad you could make it.”
Her voice was strained, but I expected it. Something told me it would take more than one dinner to win her over.
“Hello, Mrs. Torrence. Nice to see you again.”
She half smiled although it looked more like a grimace.“Oh, and hello, who are you?” She bent down to Eli, and he stuck out his hand. “I’m E, pleased to meet you.”
Oh, Jesus.
