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His Adam’s apple bobs out and in. Out and in.
His normally tan skin has gone down to the finest shade of white.
Stricken, I slide my eyes over to the people responsible for causing that horrified expression.
It’s Thad.
I don’t know why, but I start to laugh under my breath.
Hansley whips around and stares at me, his thick lashes bouncing up and down. Confusion creeps between his brows and form a tight, little wrinkle there.
“Come on. Let’s say hi.”
“I don’t think we should do that,” Hansley says in a low voice.
My fingers latch around his arm and I drag him forward anyway.
I’m happy.
Deliriously so.
More so than Thad could have made me.
When I look at the man I spent two years of my life with, I no longer feel pain, anger, or bitterness. I’m just grateful.
I’m grateful he ended it before I committed myself to a lifetime of marriage—that I would have honored until death because that’s just who I am—and a lifetime of misery.
I’m grateful he chose that Vegas honeymoon package because it led to a crazy turn of events that are working out really, really well for me.
I’m grateful that I can look ahead to an exciting, passionate future.
Why would I run from Thad?
He has no power over me.
He has nothing I want or need.
Hansley’s body turns as heavy as lead and it feels like I’m dragging a bull by a chain to get him closer to Thad.
When we near him, I notice that he’s chatting with a stunning woman. For a moment, I just stare at her, wondering what magical fairytale she jumped out of.
Her platinum blonde hair is so light that it’s got a silver sheen. Sharp blue eyes cut through me with the force of an artic blade. Her body is lithe and graceful. Built for size zero designer gowns and photoshoots.
My fingers itch to take her picture, just for the heck of it. She’s that gorgeous.
Thad sees our approach. His eyes fasten on me and then go down slowly, slowly, slowly. When his eyes bounce back up, a blush steals over his cheeks and admiration beams from his eyes.
It’s funny that he’s looking at me that way. He never used to when we were together. Not once did he make me feel sexy. Because for us, it was never about looks. It was about the list and what we checked off it.
It’s a good strategy.
A safe one.
But it’s not the path I’m on tonight.
Though I do admit to feeling a little flutter of pride that Thad shoots me that look when he has a high-fashioned Elsa standing next to him.
“Asia.” Thad’s voice comes out high and cracks on the end. He clears his throat, a darker blush stealing across his face. “Asia, hi.”
