Chapter 73 - "It feels too perfect to be real."

The moment Adrian saw Liz when he sneaked into her bedroom; he knew something was wrong, seriously wrong. It wasn’t just the frown on her face or the dark circles under her eyes or the streaks on her cheeks that told of recently shed tears.

The spoon and half gallon of ice-cream in her hand, and the big glass of water sitting beside her on her bedside table said a whole lot, too.

He’d come right after he’d gotten her text message. She’d left the main door open for him.

Seeing her in such a wretched state, his stomach dropped and he went right to her, taking the ice-cream out of her hands and pulling her into his arms. He had an idea why she was so upset – her grandpa.

He knew that she had a dinner meeting with him and seeing how her grandpa has recently been pretty pissed off and ignoring her, anyone could have guessed that dinner didn’t end well.

He didn’t say anything, and when she opened her mouth to speak, he stopped her with a kiss.

She dropped the spoon to the floor with a clatt