After glancing at the clock, I forced myself out of the bed. After running out on Holly, I’d gone back to her hotel room, collected my belongings, and checked into the motel where I was originally scheduled to stay. I’d managed to avoid the mini bar in the room, despite the fact it was tempting. The last thing I needed was to get drunk and end up in another sticky situation. At least the marriage wasn’t legal. I looked down at the ring I still wore on my finger, wondering why I still could not bring myself to remove it.
I’d contemplated tossing the ring into the fountain outside the convention center. I’d even gone as far as to pull it from my finger. Yet when it came time to toss it in, I couldn’t. I picked up my phone and frowned. Holly had phoned all during the night. I never once ans
