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I conteht have befallen her while I was safely back here in the States I aht, but then, I’ve been locked in a dark storage unit and scared shitless I aht not be a good idea, when I blink and realize I don’t re into the driveway of Chris’s place, and the door beside my car

With my purse strap over my shoulder, I step out of the car and hand the twenty-solance up at the high-rise that is more luxury hotel than apartment and am reminded of how rich and powerful Chris is and how humbly he wears his success "Thank you," Ifrom the trunk," Chris reminds me, and the bellman pops the trunk Chris’s leather jacket slides open to reveal the stretch of a black T-shirt over his incredibly hot body, and I decide the heck ing in dooht

"I can bring it up," the doors, and I know this is because Chris doesn’t want to be disturbed once we are upstairs I approve Oh yes, I do

I fall into step with Chris, and I am not surprised by how co me feel alive and at ease that I have never felt before It’s a big part of what drew o places with him no one else could take listens under our feet and expensive furniture decorates a sitting roo security officer, who as I remember him, all Men in Black in a dark suit and earpiece, where he stands by a counter He is i off the stone-faced serious persona but his eyes light on me with approval "Welco here all hile I travel I’ll need you to ensure she’s well looked after"

Jacob’s expression is back to stone but his gazeyou need, just ask"

"Thank you, Jacob," I say, and I mean it He has a way about him that makes me feel I can trust him, and I think it’s because I sense Chris trusts him, and I have a sense that Chris doesn’t trust easily

The two e a few casual words, and when finally Chris and I step onto the elevator, I am suddenly, ridiculously nervous It isn’t like this is my first time at Chris’s apartment but much has happened in the past few days I do not knohat to expect besides the unexpected with Chris, and while this excites ainst the wall and our eyeswhen I’m nervous, I never seem to succeed "When you’re in Paris, if I try to call you, will I be able reach you?"

His eyes narrow and darken "I’ anywhere anytime soon, Sara"

His reply hits an instant nerve, and I know it is partly because staying with hi the vulnerable theht to a whole new level I do not want hiround I try to fight what I a but his words play in my head Anytiht now, I tell myself, two broken people who have connected in the depths of all our fked-upness I wonder why it feels that it isn’t enough when only days ago it was exactly what I wanted

The doors open to reveal his apart aze and walk from the elevator into his aparthts is one big erotic er of it breaking, and evenhiht now in an almost desperate way

"Sara," he says softly from behind me

I turn to him, and I launch into the obvious deflection he is too smart not to see for what it is "My friend I told you about, the one who is in Paris I can’t reach her I just get a fast busy signal"

He hesitates ame to talk about what just happened in the elevator, but he doesn’t "Sounds like she’s in one of the more remote areas, which isn’t unco by the elevator and it feels aard but I don’t knohere to go To the living roo the logical answer is the right one "It’s her honeyical while there"

"What has you worried about her all of a sudden?"

"It’s not all of a sudden, butnobody is worried about Rebecca, and Ella, she has no one but me to worry about her"

Seconds tick by and I want to rip a reply froht?"

I s hard against the lump that forms in my throat "I know" But a voice in my head rejects my reply

Awareness flickers in his eyes and I know he sees what I do not want hi to make you believe that the next time you say it" He runs a hand over ht is over Now off to ht" He turns le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">