“No, I don’t want to stay,” I answered sharply.
“Then my limo is ready,” Reggie said.
He wasn’t much help, just a little encouragement, and his coldness a reminder of why I didn’t want to spend another minute in his house.
“Where’s Will?” I asked, as I struggled to rise.
“He’s left,” Reggie answered.
“Left! How could he?” I protested, though the suddenness of his announcement gave me enough strength to sit upright.
“I don’t know,” Reggie shrugged. “Something about setting things right, I think he said.”
Weariness instantly turned to anger.
“That ass!” I seethed. “I went through all of this for nothing, for absolutely nothing. You’re both crazy, completely loony, if you think I, or any other woman is going to stay around to be treated this way. I guess from you, I expect it. But I’
