From Now On I Grow Toward Spring Chapter 14
I froze, a little stunned, and took the box from him.
We hadn’t seen each other in five years, yet he’d remembered my birthday.
I opened the box.
Inside was a delicate Möbius strip necklace.
He looked at me, his voice gentle.
“People take detours. But I hope you always end up where you wanted to go.”
My eyes burned. I nodded hard.
“I will.”
I hadn’t practiced law in five years, so for the next few days, I buried myself in statutes and case law.
So when I saw Matteo standing downstairs after work, for a split second, I thought I was hallucinating from exhaustion.
It wasn’t until he strode toward me, his eyes red-rimmed, and grabbed my wrist that I knew it was real.
“Talia, it’s been eleven days. I finally found you…”
His voice was shaking.
“Let’s stop this, okay? Come home with me.”
As he spoke, he tried to pull me away.
I didn’t move. I pulled my hand free.
“Matteo, didn’t you see the divorce agreement?”
Something flickered in his eyes, but he reached for me again.
“Talia, that agreement doesn’t count. I don’t agree to it.”
I had just started to step back when Ethan moved to stand in front of me.