43I put the tablet to sleep and met Neal as he came through the door.
He wrapped me in the hug I’d been yearning for.
His cheek touched mine. I felt smooth, cool skin and caught the refreshing scent of eucalyptus.
My thumping heart was struggling to break through both our chests and reach his. I held tight to him to keep myself from exploding.
My body reminding me how much I wanted to be with him.
I felt him tense, as though he’d gone on alert.
He broke the clinch, his eyes on the flat screen. “Hey,” he said, “that’s—”
“—what I wanted to show you.” I pointed to my table. “Take a seat, I’ll bring you coffee.”
I glanced at the flat screen.
Dawna and May sat side by side on the love seat facing Janine.
Dawna’s golden hair was a curly cloud around her head. May had twisted her dark l
