Chapter 17
The next day, the doctor gave Lillian the all clear to go home. Garrett ran out to the store to get her a change of clothes, since her only pair was destroyed. He arranged for a private jet and driver to take her back home, then take him back to Los Angeles.
Lillian walked into her building. Simon greeted her like nothing had changed, but everything had for her. Her building didn’t feel like home anymore.
She went upstairs and saw Erin sitting on the couch with her laptop in her lap and papers scattered on the coffee table. Erin looked up when she heard the door open.
“Hey, how was your trip?”
It was an innocent enough question, since Erin didn’t know what had happened. It took everything inside her not to break down or confide in Erin.
“It was fine. Lounged out at the bea
