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.

him missed that

cool-headed, laser-focused on work, not fretting or floundering over anyone,

Sophia by his side, the comfort of coming home to her, the fullness in his heart when she

go solo,

if it was over, then so be it.

familiar cramp surged in his stomach at the

abdomen, glanced up at

room, Sophia stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, watching that familiar black

second floor, not too high, giving her a clear view of the

when she noticed

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 was the man she’d secretly adored for so many years.

of things fade with time and

close, she

can just drop with a

off contact, or even avoiding meeting was the best

Sophia’s life back on

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

home at night to work on the resort design. Her daily

incident from two years ago and hadn’t warmed up

to it.

love and had tried to curry favor

earning motherly affection was

be a worry for Mom

understanding and obedient, taking Laura’s scolding as a sign she wasn’t doing well enough, which

and blamed herself for not

a

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