His Love Is Not Visible Chapter 30
“How did you know I was working late?”
“Megan told me.”
He handed me a hot coffee and a breakfast wrap.
“She asked me to make sure you ate.”
The paper cup warmed my fingers.
“Ethan.”
“What?”
“What I said last time was too harsh.”
He looked down at me.
“No, it wasn’t.”
“I knew you weren’t ready for a new relationship, and I almost made my feelings a burden for you.”
“I’m the one who should apologize.”
He paused.
“Lulu, me liking you is my business.”
“You don’t have to return it, and you don’t need to feel sorry.”
My nose suddenly stung.
Some kinds of love demand repayment. But Ethan, after hearing my refusal, had simply stepped back to a place where I could still breathe.
I sniffed.
“The coffee’s too hot.”
Ethan laughed.
“Then drink it slowly.”
The sky was growing light. He didn’t press me about the future, and I didn’t make any promises.
We stood outside the office building and finished our breakfast.
Patricia came to see me once.
She brought my jewelry box from the house I had shared with Garrett, along with a few books and our wedding album.
I opened the album.
In the pictures, I was smiling brightly, while Garrett, beside me, still looked restrained.