CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
Keira floundered. She hadn’t meant to lead Milo on like that. Now she was in a real bind. She didn’t know what to do or say.
On the other end of the line, Milo started to laugh. “I can guess from your silence that I’ve misunderstood.”
“Uh…” Keira stammered. Then, sheepishly, she added, “Yes, maybe a little.”
“That’s okay,” Milo told her in his characteristically honest and open manner. “I can just come as a friend. Just to keep you company.”
Keira let out a huge breath. Of course Milo would understand. He always did. He really was a great guy.
“Okay, that’s a relief,” she confessed. “And I would actually really like that. To have some company, and to hang out with you just as friends.” She remembered then how homesick Milo could be when away from his home comforts,
