This time,
Rosalie didn’t delete the message like she had before. She opened it, skimming
George’s message before clicking on the attached PDF of Shaylin Development
Inc.’s offer for the Cocheta property. But before it
could fully load, she changed her mind and pressed back to the home screen. She
had too much on her plate to be able to process any business decisions.
Though she
knew she would have little to say, Rosalie wished she could call Tara and talk.
She was frustrated with herself, with Alex’s inexpressiveness, and with having
to be in New Mexico at all. Rosalie missed Tara’s companionship, but she knew
she couldn’t call. It would ruin the placidness of their breakup. And Tara was
the last person she should call to talk about Alex.
When it was
time to drag herself into
