Chapter 74

Karsyn

"He was outside my apartment again," I sigh to Kels as we sit outside the office, on our lunch break.

It's a seriously gorgeous spring day. One of the first ones we've had so far this year. Bitter coldness swept through Alabama this winter, and while the cold temperatures are long gone, ice still encompasses the vestiges of my heart. In many ways, it was the coldest winter in my lifetime.

"When are you going to go over and talk to him? How long will you let him troll around like a creeper?" She giggles as she takes a drink of her decaf. When she was pregnant, she started drinking decaf and never went back once Ella was born.

I shrug. "It's kind of flattering."

"Imagine how emasculating it is for him though," she points out. "He's trying."

"He should try," I insist. "He broke my heart and stepped on it with his combat boot."

"But look at me." She takes a bite of her wrap. "I'm here, living the dream, even though you warned me to be careful with Nick."

Jealous does