Keith was sorry his plan had failed and Julie didn’t fly into his arms in her desperate situation. He’d put so much energy into that relationship that he didn’t have any desire to start a new one. But he hoped that if he had a chance to continue the exam with Josh, then Julie would realize that he was on the right path. Then she would come back to him.
His love for her was almost maniacal. When he found out that she’d moved into an ex-cop’s flat, he checked him out. He was an everyday guy—a strapping fellow with a bit of a paunch. He always seemed to be eating candy when Keith saw him, so he must have had some kind of addiction—cigarettes or drugs—at some point. But Julie chose him, and Keith didn’t want to accept that. However, he hadn’t seen them for two months. It was like they’d disap
