Chapter 111

The whole ride there, Brandon just kept his cool, driving in silence, not much chatter.

When they pulled up at the hotel entrance, Brandon hopped out and hauled Sophia’s suitcase down for her.

Sophia grabbed her suitcase, flashed a smile, and bid Brandon farewell.

“When you heading back?” Brandon asked.

“In a few days, I guess.” Sophia replied, still uncertain, since it all hinged on how Haley was bouncing back.

Brandon nodded, “If you need anything, give Kent a buzz.”

“Will do,” Sophia nodded back.

She gestured to the hotel lobby behind her, “Well, I’m gonna head back in.”

Brandon returned the nod, watched her enter the hotel, and didn’t move until she vanished around the elevator corner. Then he spun around and got back into his car.

Sitting in the car, he was wrapped in silence, not speeding off just yet.

The window was down, the night wind was whooshing, fluttering his hair..

Right across was the river.

River Song in the West district meandered from west to east, broad and silent. Every once in a while, you could spot a night cruise ship rumbling by.

Brandon watched the slowly receding ship, his mind at peace, the kind of calm that settled after reason had had its say.

He could totally relate to Kent’s words, longing for the old Brandon, the even-tempered one, unflappable by anything or anyone at any time.

missed that Brandon

not fretting or floundering over anyone,

to her, the fullness in his heart when she crossed his mind. But life without

Since Sophia chose to go solo, respecting her decision was the

it was over, then so be it.

in his stomach at the thought.

pressed a hand to his abdomen, glanced up at the brightly lit hotel,

window, watching that familiar

second floor, not too high, giving her a

curtains when

pause in the car, his calm, indifferent profile, and his eventual departure. She couldn’t quite name the feeling in her heart a sour, tingling discomfort. After all, he

well. Feelings, moods, lots of things fade with time and distance. Out of sight,

she couldn’t

aren’t things you can just drop with a single word.

off contact, or even avoiding meeting was

life back on its regular track.

she hadn’t known about Haley’s situation before coming back, she hadn’t booked a return flight and was staying at

Haley at the hospital like clockwork during the day and rushed home at night to work on the resort design.

villa incident from two years ago and hadn’t

to it.

kid, Sophia had yearned for maternal love and had tried to curry

earning motherly affection was simply to be

to be a worry

as a sign she wasn’t doing well enough, which was why her mom was

didn’t know Laura wasn’t her biological mother and blamed herself for

a long time.

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