Chapter Twelve
When Sue’s eyes dragged open, she wasn’t sure of the time. Rubbing her eyes, she sharpened her gaze and honed in on the window. It was still dark, although it hinted of the coming dawn. She stretched and then winced when she crawled out of the warm bed.
There was nothing more for her to do here. Her mission had been to make sure that Preston was settled in and happy. And he was. As much as it tore her in two, it was time to return home. The message she received last night from her father confirmed it.
But there was a very good chance that she would see Preston again. When things settled between her and Phoenix, she would contact him and ask when she could come down for a visit.
Dressed in denims and a plain t-shirt, she had pulled her hair up in a high ponytail when she
