A Love Like Yours by Robin Huber

Author:Robin Huber
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2019-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Lucy

“Hello?” Sam’s low, sultry voice answers the phone.

“Hey.”

“Lucy?”

I’m quiet for a second. I’ve been fighting the urge to call him for the last twenty-four hours since he left me at the studio to sort out the ambiguous details of our future. But I couldn’t wait any longer. I needed to hear his voice. “Yeah, it’s me.”

“Hang on a second.” He says something to someone in the background, but it’s muffled. “Hey,” he answers again, his voice softer now.

“Is it a bad time?”

“No, I was in a meeting, but I stepped out.”

“I’m sorry, I can call you later.”

“It’s okay. I can talk.”

I’m quiet again.

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’m okay.”

“I’m glad you called. I thought I was going to have to use my resources to find your number.” I hear the smile in his voice.

“Well, you have it now, so that won’t be necessary.”

“Good, because I can’t go a whole day without hearing your voice.”

“Sam—”

“I know, you need time. I’m trying to give it to you. But I don’t want to wait for you, Lucy.”

“I know.”

“Where are you? I want to see you.”

A mix of excitement and reluctance flashes hot across my skin. “Um, right now? I’m at home, but—”

“I’ll be done here in an hour. I’ll come get you.”

“You want to come here? To my house? No.”

He laughs quietly. “Okay, then meet me somewhere.”

I close my eyes and shake my head. I doubt we can meet in public without him being noticed. But I need to see him too. I have to explain my decision to wait until after the exhibit to tell Drew. “I can come by your apartment later.”

“Okay.” I hear the satisfaction in his voice.

“Will you be home this afternoon?”

“I’ll be there.” I hear someone in the background. “Lucy, I have to go.”

“Yeah, of course, your meeting. I’ll see you later.”

“Okay.”

“Okay,” I say, trying to hide the angst in my voice. “Bye.” I hang up, but my phone buzzes in my hand, startling me.

Janice.

I take a deep breath. “Hi, Janice.”

“So, have you worked out the details with Drew yet?”

“The details?” My pulse races at the mention of his name.

“For dinner on Saturday.”

“Oh, um, no. I haven’t spoken to him about it yet.” Because I’m hoping there won’t be a dinner. “He’s been really busy this trip.”

“Well, I hope Saturday at eight is okay for everyone. I had Sebastian go ahead and add it to your calendar.”

“I’ll mention it to Drew when I talk to him.” Which at the current rate will be when he gets home tomorrow. He’s barely had time to respond to my text messages.

“Okay, well, be sure to tell Sam.”

“I will.”

“Saturday at eight.”

“Got it.”

“Oh, and darling, have you given any more thought to that gorgeous dress?”

“The dress. Right. I, um, I think that maybe I should see a few more before I commit.” My face screws up with guilt, because I have no intention of trying on any more dresses.

“Well, okay. I’ll see what else I can come up with.”

I close my eyes and shake my head.

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