Someone who cares about me, pure and simple.
“I’m not leaving without you,” Vanessa says firmly.
I grab her hands in mine. “I appreciate the gesture, but I’m okay.”
She frowns at me, searching my expression for clues. “Wait, are you trying to tell me that you… youwant to stay?”
I’m racking my brain, trying to find a way to make her understand. But I’m coming up blank.
I could tell her about Evie. That might help.
But for some reason, I’m reluctant to.
“He and I, we have an… agreement,” I say, fumbling over the words.
Vanessa stares at me for a moment. “Ah-hah…”
I wrinkle my brow. “What is that face…?”
“It’s just… This is an interesting development.”
Oh, God help me. Vanessa’s expression is veering into uncomfortably familiar territory.
“Stop it,” I tell her. “Stop it right now.
