Page 74 of When You Were Mine

Trevor: She’s engaged.

The phone rang, and he answered immediately.

“You’re kidding me, right?” Darby asked in total disbelief. “She’s getting married?”

“Yeah.” A server approached with a smile, saw his expression, and quickly diverted to a group of people seated around a low table.

“Are you okay?” Darby asked. “You don’t sound good.”

“I’m processing.” Which was impossible with this current of anxiety running through him.

Does this mean I’ve lost her for good?

He reached into the bag of gifts at his feet and rummaged around until his hand closed around the ring box. When he cracked it open, he got a jolt to his nervous system.

Because it was made for her. It was perfect.

But would she ever wear it?

And what had her fiancé gotten her? Something plain, traditional, dull?

No. No. No.

If she could kiss him the way she had, then she had to be settling for that guy. He knew it in his bones.

“Okay, well,” Darby said. “What does this mean?”

“I kissed her.” At the memory, his body came back to life. Sensation pricked under his skin, and heat churned out from his core.

“Did she kiss you back? I assume this was before you found out she’s engaged.”

Hell yeah, she kissed me.He could still taste the desire on her tongue and feel the press of her body. Her tits were bigger, her hair smelled different, but the hunger—the passion…

It’s still there.

Everything that mattered between them was still there. He knew it from the spark in their conversation and the way she lit up at his touch.

It’s still fucking there.

“Trev? Are you okay?”

He got up. “Yeah. I am.”

“Are you heading back now? You can wake me up if you want to talk.”

He headed across the lobby. “I’m getting a room. If she’s staying here, then I’m staying too.”

“You just said she’s engaged.”

“Exactly. She’s not married yet. The ball’s still in play.”

For the first time in his life,hishappiness was a priority.

Because he knew without a doubt, she felt the same way.

And she wasn’t going to marry anyone but him.

Jess tossed the makeup wipe in the bin. “If I had any doubts about Joel, it ended with that kiss.”

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