True Love Waits

Chapter 413 Bring Two

Debbie was preparing to go to dinner with Elmer Xue. She thought about getting a caretaker for Ivan while she was gone. Then Kasie walked in.

She pushed open the door and walked quietly into the ward. "Debbie," she called.

"Kasie." Debbie put her phone away and stood up from the chair to greet her friend.

Kasie brought a lily bouquet and handed it to Debbie. While Debbie scrambled to grab a vase, Kasie said quietly, "This is for Ivan. Thank him for saving my life. The bullet was meant for me."

"Why are you telling me? You know our marriage is in name only," Debbie said.

Kasie looked at Ivan thoughtfully and shook her head as she replied, "You're still his wife. And I've seen you two together. You care about him."

Having been unable to find a vase, Debbie put the bouquet on the table beside the bed. She said casually, "Oh, come on, the only reason we got married was..." The rest of her words stuck in her throat. She wasn't sure she was quite comfortable with it.

Kasie had moved to the head of the bed, staring at Ivan, lost in thought. She couldn't stop thinking that she should have taken that bullet instead of him.

'Oh no!' Debbie cried inwardly. 'Is Kasie falling for Ivan?'

Emmett had been dead for three and a half years. She was madly in love with the man when he passed, and grieved heavily. In that time, she'd never looked at another guy the way she was looking at Ivan

now.

'Wow. Will she be surprised... to find out he's gay?'

Debbie was flustered. She said hastily, "Kasie, have you been to Emmett's grave recently?"

She knew Emmett's name would make Kasie sad. Not wanting to look Kasie in the eye, she lowered her head, pretending to arrange the flowers.

Sure enough, Kasie came to her senses when she heard Emmett's name. The expression on her face was back to normal. She secretly pinched herself. 'Kasie, what were you thinking? He's Debbie's husband!" "N-not yet. I'm thinking going there in the next few days. Why?"

Debbie feigned a casual tone. 'Sorry to bring Emmett up, but I didn't want to see you

I need to go

could reach the door, Debbie took her hand. "Actually, I'm having dinner with someone later. Could you stay here

tone, "Sure. He got hurt trying to save my life. I should take care of him. But you've been doing it, since you're

like a big brother to me," she said sincerely.

sentence and took it very seriously. She started

where Debbie had sat, ignoring the strange warm feeling of sitting where someone else had so recently sat. She put her chin in her hand, and looked at Ivan,

man was handsome, so was Emmett. He had

similar in some ways, but in other ways they couldn't be more different. Unlike Emmett, he had grown up rich, so his skin

his lips making them quite pale. Emmett was always curling his

had short hair while Ivan had slightly

to slide

the bullet buried itself in his body came flooding back into her

afraid," he had told her even after

with his good looks or his

for her. No other

man was her

withdrew her hand, her

you doing? He's married to your

on her phone to cover her nervousness and get her mind off this gorgeous man. On the fifth

booth early. The manager who led her there

cared about her

an hour for Elmer. She knew he was just trying to make things

she had to put up with it because she

apologize for what I did. I'm so sorry." For the sake of her career,

chided, "I've done business with everyone from superstars down to indie artists. None of them were as irresponsible

I had an emergency. Something happened to my friend and I had to go help her. It was literally a