I wrapped my hands around her slim waist, holding her ass against me. “You were destined to come here sooner than later anyway.” I kissed her neck, taking in a deep breath of that ocean breeze, realizing it was the same as her scent.
She turned around, her hands clinging to my neck. “I wish it were under better circumstances.” The pain was so evident in her eyes; it punched me in the f*****g gut. “That doesn’t mean I’m not grateful or I don’t appreciate this trip.”
Kendall couldn’t ever be an attorney. She wore her heart on her sleeve, and that was something I really liked about her. When it came to her emotions, I didn’t have to dig. If she was upset, I saw it. If she was happy, she showed that too.
But what I saw now didn’t settle well with me.
Even her voice had changed, an ache in
