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“Mandy,” I squeal, running to her side.
Her tears fall with mine.
“I can’t believe you’re here. You said you couldn’t make the auction.”
She did.
I remember her saying as much just yesterday when I called her.
She winks at me. “I lied. I wanted to surprise you.” She runs her fingers through my hair, and her eyes almost bulge when they stop at my shoulders.
“I know.” I almost cry again.
She spins me around, not believing it’s gone. “I love it.”
“Really?”
“It suits you.”
Standing back, she plucks her phone from her pocket and takes a picture. “For Garry,” she explains. “He’s been worried about you.”
I know. He texts me twice a day.
“I feel like I’m missing my right arm without the two of you.”
My heart twists.
I hug her again, needing her more than ever.
“Where’s Alex?”
“He’s gone with Jake somewhere. He’ll pick me up in a few hours so I can get dressed back at the hotel, but I couldn’t wait until the auction to see you.”
That answers my question.
Emotion clogs my throat, so instead of letting the tears flow, I grab her hand. “Come on. Let’s go steal some of Jake’s fancy wine.”
***
Wine glass swinging from her hand, she strolls down the hallway leading to Jake’s office.
Memory lane.
“This house is amazing.”
Topping up my glass, I nod. “Of course it is. Your fiancé designed it.” Blushing, she smiles proudly. “I’ll feel claustrophobic when I go home.”
It’s not just because this house is a castle compared to my townhouse.
Hewon’t be there.
Either will the piano playing little boy I’ve become attached to.
I try to laugh, but it breaks.
“How long more do they think this will last? It can’t go on forever.”
She’s right.
