Chapter 24
Angie sat in Marcus’s chair, watching TV but not really paying attention, the sound of the shower a distant background noise. She’d sat back and watched Marcus as he grilled the steaks, talking and laughing the entire time.
Something changed after he told me his story.
It was like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders.
The steak had been amazing – somehow, despite only living by himself, Marcus had cooked it perfectly. He’d thrown on some vegetables onto the grill, something she hadn’t expected to be in the diet of a man like himself, and those, too, were delicious.
But they paled compared to his company.
I’m going to miss him, she knew. She’d considered staying in Charming a little while longer. She certainly didn’t need to go straight back to work.
But I don’t
