Morning Glory by Sarah Jio

Author:Sarah Jio [Jio, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9780142196991
Google: EzwOmwEACAAJ
Amazon: 0142196991
Publisher: Plume
Published: 2013-11-26T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

PENNY

I’m relieved when I don’t see Dex’s shoes by the front door the next morning. I slip into the house and shower. I lather the soap over my body, caressing my skin the way Collin did last night. I feel guilty, and yet I feel cherished in a way I haven’t been in so long. I hear the sound of the front door opening and freeze. Is it Dex? Collin? I wipe away the fog on the shower door when I see the bathroom door opening.

“Oh, there you are,” Dex says.

“You’re home,” I say flatly. “I didn’t think you’d be back for a while.”

“I wanted to surprise you.”

I turn off the water and reach for the towel on the hook. I wrap it around myself and step out. Dexter pulls me to him and kisses me. “I’m sorry I couldn’t take you to the concert last night,” he says. “Did you go?”

I nod. “Collin took me.”

“Oh, good,” he says. “I’ll have to thank him. But first, I have a surprise for you.”

“Oh,” I say, feigning interest. I imagine he’s bought me a gift. Something cashmere. A bracelet from Tiffany, maybe. It’s his pattern. Disappointment, then pretty present tied up with a ribbon, repeat. But there is no box in his hand.

“We’re going on a trip,” he says.

“A trip?”

“Yes. To California.”

I shake my head. “I don’t understand.”

“I thought we needed a little getaway,” he says. “See some palm trees. Stay in a five-star hotel. Feel the sand between our toes.”

“I suppose this was your psychiatrist’s idea,” I say, making no attempt to hide the annoyance in my voice.

He looks startled for a moment, then the smile returns to his face. “No, it was actually my idea,” he says, taking my hands in his. “Pack your bags. Our plane leaves this afternoon.”

At first I feel irritated. How dare he just waltz back here and tell me to pack my bags? And then the guilt sets in. I remember where I was last night, how Collin made me feel. I look at the floor, and Dex lifts my chin up to face him. “Let me make it up to you. Please?”

Because I don’t know what else to say, I nod and say yes.

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