Chapter 73

It had been a long time since Grace got two days in a row off, and on a weekend, no less. Normally, she was working overtime and taking whichever shifts she was assigned.

Since Grace finally got some rare time off, Lina took her shopping.

The two of them had not gone shopping for a long time. Grace because she lacked the time and the money, and Lina because Grace’s erratic schedule made planning a shopping trip almost impossible.

When they strolled around the mall, Grace felt as if she had momentarily returned to the past when, before the accident, she had been carefree.

She’d taken so many things for granted.

Money, time. Friendships. Her freedom.

Now, she appreciated each moment.

Her life might not be so beautiful or easy or glamorous, but she was appreciative of every minute.

Even in her best days before, when she’d graduated at the top of her class, landed Sean and her future had seemed so bright… she had not been so mindful of those things.

Lina elbowed her side. “All right, this has been going on for

months now. Spill. What’s the deal with Jay? How much do you know about him now?”

Before Grace could even answer, Lina was talking…

“Where is he from, where’s his hometown? What kind of people are in his family? You know a lot of people can seem nice before they swindle someone.”

Right. This could be one big cat fishing trick.

looking for someone to scam, he could find someone who actually had something to take. I’m poor. I have a

career.”

waved that away. “Tell me about his

“I only know that his father has already passed away, and his mother seems

dumb? That’s all you know? You should at

In the past, I thought

license plate and ID numbers very clearly. But in the end,

Lina bit her lip. “Sorry.”

care about any of that anymore. Besides, if he doesn’t want to tell me and I persist in asking, he may just

one truth that Grace didn’t really want to dwell on.

front for Lina, and even for

knew he had his

had a whole life before she

she understood him, and she recognized a kindred soul that was suffering. Who was she to force him to share his

some new clothes.” Grace didn’t actually intend to buy anything, but it seemed a

formal clothes when I meet clients,” Lina complained as she pulled Grace into a

couldn’t afford the clothes in here and she didn’t want

force you to buy anything. And I promise not to buy it for you

“I do

have that one eyebrow arching

on. She could pretend and then claim they didn’t fit and put them back on the racks.

briefly parted as Lina made her way to the formal section of the store. Grace stayed

lady in the store was looking at her. The cheap clothes on her body

familiar sense of

told herself to not think like this. To not feel like this.

she had every bit as much right to look

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