Richard and Rain were frozen in place. Locked in a silent stare down when Richard finally said, “Hey, Drake, can you give us a minute?”
Drake looked at Richard for a moment then to Rain. Rain nodded, and Drake moved toward the doorway where Rain was still standing. When Drake stepped behind Rain, he looked over at Richard and said, “You have a second chance, Rich. Don’t throw it away and don’t make anyone here regret it.”
Richard couldn’t manage anything but a nod in Drake’s direction before he disappeared inside. When Richard’s attention fell back to Rain, he was still at a loss for words. Richard was looking into those violet eyes, and he couldn’t think of a damn thing to say. His mouth opened and closed a few times like a fish out of water before he settled on wrapping his arms around
