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He tentatively places his arm above my head on the pillow. I accept his silent invitation and shuffle into his side, resting my head on his chest as he wraps his arm around me and holds me close.
We don’t say anything else. There are no words to convey what we’re both thinking. We’re two people stuck together, away from home. Both thinking about the past and wishing we could re-write it.
We’re choosing something other than fighting for a change. Because it’s marginally better. Because fighting is exhausting.
Nothing more.
Chapter 17
Logan
Maddy’slaughcarriesupthe hallway as I walk down the stairs fixing my tie. She was gone when I woke up and her side of the bed was cold.
“Seriously? Eve said I could interview him?”
Her eyes meet mine briefly as I walk into the kitchen and motion to the coffee machine. She nods, leaning against the counter. I feel her eyes follow me as I move around fixing our drinks.
“It’s amazing. I can’t believe it. Yeah, I will. Bye.”
“That was Chloe,” she says as she places her phone on the counter.
“She okay?” I place her cup underneath the machine first and wait for it to fill.
“Yeah. She’s enjoying my apartment. I think I’ll have to give her an eviction notice when we get home.”
“She’s got one more night there. What if she’s changed the locks when you get back?”
Maddy shrugs as I hand her the cup. “Then I guess I’ll have a roomie on my couch. At least for two more days. That’s when Frankie leaves.”
“The housemate’s boyfriend?”
“That’s the one.” She sips her coffee. “You know what else?”
She’s glowing as I look at her and she finally meets my eyes properly.
“What else?” I can’t help smiling at the excitement on her face.
“Eve’s been so happy with the updates and drafts of the article I’ve been sending her that she’s lined me up another interview next week.”
“Oh yeah?” I lift one brow.
“Yeah.” She’s almost breathless with giddiness as she bites her bottom lip. “It’s with a narrator, Nate Black. Eve wants me to do a whole behind-the-scenes interview with him.”
“Is he the audiobook guy with Frederica that—?”
“That’s him.” Maddy blushes.
“That’s great. Congratulations.”
“Thank you.” She sips her coffee, glancing up at me from beneath her lashes.
“Mads—”
She turns and gazes across the room and out of the back doors to the pool. “I can’t believe you have an amazing pool and I’ve swam in it once.”
This is becoming our norm. Sex, heavy talk. Or heavy talk and then sex. And then pretending nothing happened. If I push her to talk about it when she doesn’t want to, she’ll shut down, and it’ll end in a fight.
“I’ve got a beach too. And you’ve never even seen that,” I say.
