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“Hey, Liam. How was your trip?”
“Good. But I’m calling in my favor.”
“Your favor?”
“Yeah. I took the cabin off your hands. Now, you owe me,” I told him. Normally, I wouldn’t expect anything in return, but this was for Chloe.
“What is it?”
“You have a younger sister, right?”
“Yeah,” he said hesitantly. “She’s a little young for you.”
“What?” I frowned. “No. I don’t want to date her.”
“Oh. What do you want with her then?”
“I heard you talking a while ago. Does she still need a roommate?”
“Uh, I think she’s looking for another woman to live with.”
I sighed. “Not me, McNally. I know someone who needs a place.”
“Oh.” I could hear the smile in his voice. “Yeah, that would be great news for her.”
“Good. Why don’t you find out when your sister is free? We can have the two ladies meet.”
“Will do.”
I ended the call and dialed Chloe. I couldn’t wait to give her the news that might lead to her getting her house back to herself.
TWENTY-ONE
CHLOE
Ifrowned at my phone. I had just left work for the day, and I had expected to see a message from Liam, but he hadn’t texted me since that morning. I tried to call him at lunchtime, but he didn’t answer or message me back. Then, I was busy all afternoon, and I hadn’t had a chance to check if he’d responded until I was off work.
Not hearing from Liam was unusual. Since our trip, we talked every day and saw each other several times a week.
He’d successfully found a place for Savannah to live, and with her gone, he stayed over at my house quite a bit. We spent more nights together than apart, and tonight, we had plans.
Or I thought we did.
Liam had gotten off work before me, so I didn’t understand why I hadn’t heard from him. We were supposed to go to Davenport’s for a drink later.
When I got home, I thought I’d see his SUV in my driveway, but it was empty. There was a car parked in front of my house, but I had never seen it before. I figured it was there for one of my neighbors, so I didn’t even pay attention to the driver’s door opening. I didn’t even register the person coming up behind me as I walked to the front door.
“Chloe.”
I stopped walking and frowned. The voice behind me sounded familiar, but there was no way it could be who I thought it was. I hadn’t seen him in five years.
I slowly pivoted on one foot and sucked in a breath. “Darren.”
He smiled uneasily and raised his hand in a wave. “Hi.”
“What the hell are you doing here?”
He motioned toward my house. “Do you mind if we go in and sit?”
