Selling Scarlett : A Love Inc. Novel by Ella James

Author:Ella James [James, Ella & James, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barkley's Books
Published: 2021-02-12T18:30:00+00:00

I TRY TO tell myself I’m not obsessed, but it’s a lie. Suri calls Friday morning before I go down for breakfast, and I spill all—starting with the rendezvous at Hunter’s house party and going all the way through the tryst in the sauna at the Joseph Club two nights ago.

I’m eagerly awaiting her response when I hear violent sobbing on the other end of the line.

“Oh my God.” My stomach does a back-flip. “Is it something with Cross?”

“Adam,” she wails. “We had a falling out and—” She makes a soft sound almost like a hiccup. “We’re not getting married anymore!”

I sit down on my bed. “Oh my God, what happened?”

“And Cross has his eyes open!”

“Whoa. Holy shit! Like, for real open?”

“For real!” She’s still sobbing. I get up and start to pace the pale pink carpet.

“Suri, do you want to come here? Can you come here for like a day? An hour?” All I want is to be with her, but I know that I can’t leave this close to auction time.

“No.” I hear her cry some more, and then she pulls it together, although she’s still speaking in her sobbing voice. “Cross is doing...really good. Nanette is stunned. The doctors are surprised. He’s had his eyes open for a day or so now, but he’s not really saying much.” She sniffs. “I just wish he would talk.”

And then she’s crying again—and so am I.

“They pulled him off some of the medicine yesterday. They think that might be why he’s more alert. I think he’s coming off some more today.” Suri still sounds sniffly.

“Holy shit…amazing. I want to see him.” My voice cracks a little and she says, “Why don’t we call you? I’ll help him this afternoon and you can talk through the phone.”

“Would you really? I would love that. I’ll quit whatever I’m doing when it’s a good time for you—promise.”

“Don’t worry, Lizzy. I’ll take care of him.”

“But what about you?”

She sniffs again. “I’ll tell you all about it, but not right now. You’re missing breakfast, aren’t you?”

“Don’t hold back on me because of this. I want to hear the whole story.”

“I’m not,” she pauses, still sounding teary, “I’m just not sure I want to go into it quite yet.”

I hesitate before asking my next question, because I don’t want to press her but I want to know: “Do you think it will last?”

Her voice breaks. “I think so. Yeah.”

“Suri, I’m so sorry.”

“I know.” She’s crying softly again, and I would give anything to zap myself to where she is. “I wish I was there,” I say.

“I know.” She takes a deep breath and I can practically see her steadying herself. Wiping her eyes. “How are you, Lizzy? Are you doing okay? Cold feet, warm feet?”

“I’m nervous, but I can do this. It’s for Cross.”

“Lizzy, he’s going to flip if he ever finds out. You do know that.”

“Let him,” I say. “He can hunt me down. I hope he does.”

“He might. Remember if you back out, I’ll come get you.

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