“She’s having his baby soon,” Remy said with a grin. “Hey, it got them to stop talking about how your vehicle was seen here in the early-morning hours, though they’ll probably start talking about how you’re trying to break them up since your vehicle is right back out there this morning. And might I mention I called this one? Lisa wanted Lila to fake date Rene, but I knew she’d be real dating you in no time at all.”

At least someone believed in him. “I’ll put those rumors to rest.”

“I only thought she should fake date Rene because he fit more with the kind of guy she liked in Dallas.” Lisa shrugged as she found a carton of eggs in the fridge. “Except for the part where Rene is a nice guy.”

“She didn’t like nice guys?” It occurred to him that he could learn a little more about her from her sister.

Lisa frowned at the stove. “Well, she thought they were nice. They were good at pretending to be nice, but they were often assholes. I’m afraid to turn this thing on.”

“I fixed it.” He grabbed the bread. The toaster looked like it was new, so Lila had probably brought it with her. “It works, and so do all the lights. I’ll check out the plumbing next. Now tell me why she dated assholes.”

“Because every man Lila has dated since college has been the right kind of man. At least in her head. She dated a couple of doctors, and then there was Brock. He was the CEO of a fairly successful company back in Dallas. I think in her head she believed he could give her the life she thought she was working for. He was incredibly supportive of her career, wouldn’t ever tell her what to do. In fact, he pretty much did what she wanted him to do. She was almost one hundred percent in control of that relationship.”

“And the percentage she wasn’t in control of?”

“That was the part where he hit on anything with boobs, including her sisters.”

“Lila only thinks she wants to be in charge,” Remy pointed out. “Don’t get me wrong. She’s a strong-willed woman and she’s smart as a whip, but I think she picked men who didn’t challenge her so she didn’t have to get close to them. She’s got serious intimacy issues, but she’s better now.”

“Well, nearly dying will do that to you,” Lisa said, her voice somber. “I think she had to face a whole lot of reality that day.” She took a deep breath and nodded, obviously choosing to be positive. “It was a good thing for her to get out of her comfort zone and come down here.”

“The question is what happens when she’s healed,” Remy said, concern in his eyes.

“What do you mean?” Armie asked.