Chapter 15
He didn’t see her car at the job center, so he drove to the apartment. Her car was in the assigned spot, so he pulled into the visitor’s lot and jogged inside. He buzzed her suite and waited.
“Hello?”
“Uh, Annalise, it’s Kent. Can we talk?”
There was a pause and then, “I’m coming down.”
The sting of the near rejection ripped through him. Did you really expect her to welcome you back into her apartment with open arms after all the s**t you put her through? At least she’s talking to you.
He waited in the little entry way, knowing he probably looked like a fool, until the elevator dinged and Annalise stepped out. He smiled at her, but she didn’t smile back. She opened the door and stepped out before he could step in.
“There’s a park up the street,” she said, then stepped pas
