Chapter 2
Nicole, shaking, bent over to pick up the fallen mixing bowl and spatula. She quickly placed the spatula in the sink so she wouldn't forget to wash it and left the mixing bowl on the counter. She entered the living room, rubbing her clammy hands on her apron. “Luke, what a surprise!”
Luke immediately brushed past Lia. He hugged Nicole tightly and gave her a peck on the cheek. “I have missed you,” he said. He stared directly into her eyes. Nicole thought about how he was still as confident and assertive as she remembered.
He looked at her expectantly. She knew what he was angling for, a response that she missed him, too, but she didn’t know what to say. Did she think about him a lot? Indeed. Did she wonder, “What if things had been different?” Absolutely. But she was with Dean
