Chapter Forty-Four
I wanted to disappear into Eric’s world and forget my own completely, but that wasn’t possible. I had a family I cared about and loved. A family I hoped would be just a teeny bit more supportive this time around. So I put them to the test—inviting my family and Eric’s for dinner at the beach house.
Our relationship seemed as natural to most as it did to us. Richard and Sophia, and Adam and Britt shrugged it off as if they assumed we’d gotten back together weeks ago. But then, they were Eric’s family, not mine. The Elliots would be a harder sell, or so I thought.
To everyone else, Beth pretended like she’d been the first to know. To me, she said without malice but perhaps a hint of jealousy, “You get everything.”
Lacey’s shock was only momentary with Sam there to clea
