Cross My Heart by Logan Chance

Author:Logan Chance [Chance, Logan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-03-21T00:00:00+00:00

I’m at Danbury Park, please come to me. I need you.

FIFTEEN

GREER

I find Roman sitting on a park bench close to the river. My mind is filled to the brim with questions about his appointment, but something tells me I need to let him take the lead on what he wants to share with me.

“Hey,” I say as I sit next to him on the bench, running my fingers over the heart locket around my neck.

His gaze meets mine, and the sunlight catches in his blue eyes, making them almost transparent. “Hey,” he whispers back. He lifts a notebook from beside him. “The shrink thought it would be a good idea to write down my feelings.”

I stare at the gold lion on the front for a moment and place my hand over his. “How do you feel about that?”

“I don’t know. I had a panic attack while talking about my mother. I think I should head out to Magnolia Ridge to visit her.”

“We can go together,” I tell him.

“I’d like that.” He leans back, placing his arm along the back of the bench. “How was work?”

“Busy. This case is taking all my energy. I wish I knew what the DA has planned.”

“How do you know they’re planning something?”

I shrug. “Intuition.”

“You’re the smartest woman I know. I have no doubt you’ll win this case.”

“I just wish I knew how.”

“I have every confidence you will.” He beams at me like a proud boyfriend, but I don’t feel confident. I feel like my walls are closing in on me. When did I become this type of person who defends evil? I think back to the question Roman asked me, if I really even wanted this case. We were sitting at Julia’s, and I asked him to be my fake boyfriend for the case, and he asked if I even wanted it. At the time I was upset. Of course I love my job. I love court. I love defending the innocent.

But now I’m not so sure.

“What’s wrong?” he asks me.

I shake my head. “Nothing. You make me sound so badass.”

Roman wraps an arm around my shoulder. “You’re more badass than you think you are. Remember when we were younger, and you kicked Jimmy Smitz in the balls when he tried to push you down the slide?”

“I think I was in sixth grade then. That was hardly badass.” I laugh lightly.

“Jimmy told all the other kids not to mess with you because you’d push them down the slide.” Roman chuckles at the memory.

“I thought they left me alone because of Dev. I figured he threatened anyone not to touch me.”

Roman squeezes me closer. “No, that was in high school. We all made a pact to kick anyone’s ass who asked you out.”

“Are you kidding? Is that why no one ever asked me to any dances?”

Roman nods. “Yeah. We put the fear of death into anyone who wanted to ask you.”

I slap his arm lightly. “That’s not very fair.”

Chills skate across my skin as he traces a finger down my cheek.

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