I noticed the volatile frustration building inside him. Everything became more obvious as I thought back to the last conversation he and I had on campus that day. “So, is that what led to this dramatic change in what you look like?”
Connor nodded. “I needed to forget everything and to focus on my future. I threw myself into working out and the security field… it felt like the best place to concentrate my efforts.”
“But when you and Maggie ended up working together at Braxton, you decided to—”
“Give it a chance,” he added. “She"s an amazing woman. I didn"t want to screw up twice.”
I had to ask, even if the answer would hurt. “Is that why you stopped calling Eleanor?”
“What? No.” Connor looked at his phone again. “I gotta go. Sometimes you can be a real jerk.”
As Connor strode toward t
