Kathleen:
The dress was perfect, Lily's fashion taste once again that of a gourmet.
The setting... wasn't.
I expected Teddy to drop by after the funeral, looking for a bit of comfort and consolation.
But all I could do was give him the bouquet and tell him about Annette. Because he had to know, he had to know, there couldn't be anything more between us. I was going to go back to my business in Toronto and he had a kingdom to run and a marriage to arrange. Whatever we had five years ago had to be left back there, like a well-loved stuffed animal at the back of the closet.
I hugged myself as Lily came out from the other room.
"Here." She passed me the purse. "And if that b***h comes around again, I'm going to slap her silly."
"Don't. Just... leave her alone." My phone buzzed, promptin
