17 The next morning, Autumn did her best to act as though she’d had the most wonderful night of her life. And it had been wonderful…right up until the moment when she realized Michael still wouldn’t confess his feelings for her, for whatever reason. They showered and checked out of the hotel, and afterward they went to breakfast at the Mine Shaft, a cute restaurant just around the corner from the Spirit Room, a place that was located partially underground so the only real view it offered was a narrow slit on one wall that gave you an eye-level view of the sidewalk outside. But the food was great, and Autumn played her role so well that she was pretty sure Michael had no idea how disappointed she really was about how their night together had turned out. He kissed her goodbye after walkin

