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“Dinner tomorrow?” I ask Lilliana, and she nods.
“Yeah, I’ll text you later and we can make plans.”
“Sounds good. Welcome home,” I say when she stands to hug me goodbye.
“Thanks. It’s good to be back.”
“Cameron, I’ll see you around,” I say with a wave as I head for the door.
I jog downstairs and over to my truck, pulling out my phone as I go. As I climb behind the wheel, I wonder if I have enough time to go home and take a shower. A very, very cold one.
FOUR
Lilliana
“So, what have I missed?”I ask Cameron.
“Not much. Remember Xavier from high school?” She asks me.
“Kind of. He was a year ahead of us, right?”
“Yeah, he joined the military but moved back a year ago, and he brought his hot friend with him.”
“Ohh,” I gush, even though the only man that I can think about just walked out of my apartment.
“Xavier is dating one of the Baker sisters. The one who opened the bakery,” she goes on.
“I heard about the bakery and stuff. Have you been yet?” I ask her, and she nods.
“Yeah, the Baker sisters are really nice, and the bakery is so good. I may have also gotten myself a little toy from the sex shop too. And then I needed a romance book to go with it,” she says with a laugh.
“Of course,” I agree good-naturedly.
“Foster is still single too,” she says out of nowhere.
“Oh, um, that’s good.”
“Is it?” She asks, giving me a knowing smirk.
“I mean, I wish that he was happy and with someone.”
“Yeah, with you,” she tells me, and I blush.
“Now that you’re back, are you finally going to tell him that you love him and want to have his babies?” She asks me.
“No, we’re just friends.”
The familiar lie rolls off of my tongue and only kind of tastes like dirt.
“No, you’re not,” she sighs. “You want to know why Foster is still single?”
“Um,” I start, but she continues before I can say anything.
“It’s because he’s always been in love with you. He’s only ever had eyes for you. It’s painfully obvious to everyone except for you, apparently.”
My heart feels like it’s lodged in my throat at her words.
Could Foster really love me the same way that I love him? Could he want me as much as I’ve always wanted him?
