Chapter 18
Rico tried to read a science fiction novel that would amaze and entertain him and pull him right out of his head.
But the book held no interest.
Neither had the random video game he’d tried. He was quite sure some twelve-year-old boy had whipped his behind in that virtual battle, not that he was seriously focused on the game.
So he dropped his tablet beside him on the bed, stood and stretched.
His elbow must have pressed something on the screen as he stood up, as a video suddenly started playing.
He reached out to pick up his tablet but then stopped. Linsey’s face and his from almost ten years ago appeared.
He’d forgotten he’d recorded his initial marriage proposal, the first one she’d said no to.
Linsey’s blue eyes were so clear and so young when she rolled them at the
