Chapter Twelve
Limbo only lasts so long. Lauren had picked up broken pieces of her life before, what did another time matter? Maybe Florida would be a better climate for love—more like her tropical island where she was never short on lovers.
She began packing four days after Sean pushed her coldly aside, a day after she gave her department notice, and the pharmaceutical company her decision to take the job. She figured four days was long enough for any man to make up his mind. His silence was answer enough.
It was nearly ten o’clock in evening now. She’d argued all day with Betsy, who insisted she inform Sean of her plans.
“He’ll find out soon enough,” she said. “He’s in the bio department too, you know.”
“But he needs to hear it from you.”
“Well, guess what? If the man can’t forgive
