Chapter Twenty-Five
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
July
I hadn’t realized just how dependent I’d been on Mia until she was out of my life. Suddenly, I was alone. I saw Regina every so often, but she was too busy working to do much. Miles and I wallowed together occasionally, but he was more of the suffer-in-silence-then-move-on type and was already testing the waters of the dating scene again.
I, on the other hand, was stuck in limbo, waiting for Alex to return. I needed to make an effort to get out and meet people, but I was content to lock myself at home and work on the edits Alex’s friend had given me of the first Millie mystery. That was enough until I knew what was what with Alex.
But all that changed when Angela knocked on the edge of my cube and handed me a small envelope. “It was just de
