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Chapters (92)
  1. First
  2. Love Connection
  3. Zero
  4. One
  5. Two
  6. Three
  7. Four
  8. Five
  9. Six
  10. Seven
  11. Eight
  12. Nine
  13. Ten
  14. Eleven
  15. One Month Later
  16. Twelve
  17. Thirteen
  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. Six Months Later
  21. Sixteen
  22. Seventeen
  23. Eighteen
  24. Nineteen
  25. Twenty
  26. Twenty-one
  27. Twenty-two
  28. Twenty-three
  29. Twenty-four
  30. Six Months Later
  31. Twenty-five
  32. Twenty-six
  33. Twenty-seven
  34. Twenty-eight
  35. Twenty-nine
  36. Thirty
  37. Thirty-one
  38. Thirty-two
  39. Thirty-three
  40. I Have Never
  41. One
  42. Two
  43. Three
  44. Four
  45. Five
  46. Six
  47. Seven
  48. Eight
  49. Nine
  50. Ten
  51. Eleven
  52. Twelve
  53. Thirteen
  54. Fourteen
  55. Fifteen
  56. Sixteen
  57. Seventeen
  58. Eighteen
  59. Nineteen
  60. Twenty
  61. Twenty-one
  62. Twenty-two
  63. A Christmas Date
  64. One
  65. Two
  66. Three
  67. Four
  68. Five
  69. Six
  70. Seven
  71. Eight
  72. Nine
  73. Ten
  74. Eleven
  75. Twelve
  76. Thirteen
  77. Fourteen
  78. Fifteen
  79. Sixteen
  80. Seventeen
  81. Eighteen
  82. Nineteen
  83. Twenty
  84. Twenty-one
  85. Twenty-two
  86. Note from the Author
  87. Sneak Peek – To the Stars and Back
  88. Two
  89. Three
  90. Four
  91. Also by Camilla Isley
  92. About the Author

“Nah, I’ve had enough cold food for one night.” I sigh as my belly complains again.

I can’t go to sleep on an empty stomach. There must be a way to get a proper dinner without Julia finding out…

“Wait,” I say, and grab my phone to text Blair.

Where are u?

U coming over?

Yeah, just finishing walking Chevron

Be there in ten

Any chance you’ll pass near the pizza place by the corner?

Standing right in front of it now

Why?

Can you order two giant pizzas to go?

Sure

I ♥ you

When you get here come in through the back door

It’s open

Come upstairs immediately and be stealthy

No one can see you

???

I’ll explain once you’re here

But Julia can’t catch you

Make sure she’s nowhere in sight before you enter

And hurry

We’re hungry

Half an hour later the door of my room bursts open and Blair enters in a blur, balancing two giant pizza boxes in one hand while trying not to stumble over Chevron. The dog has barreled into the room, slaloming between her legs.

“I’ve made it,” she says.

I get up to relieve her of the pizzas, and carefully close the door behind her.

“Did anyone see you?” I ask.

“Your dad, but he’s promised to keep quiet.” Blair bites her lower lip. “But I suspect he might come over and ask for a pizza bribe in exchange for his silence. He was looking at the boxes like he’s never seen pizza before. Did you guys all skip dinner or something?” She removes her coat and goes to sit at my desk.

I jump back on the bed, handing Diego a box and opening mine while Chevron sniffs every corner of the room. When she gets near the bed to sniffle out Mr. Darcy, the cat’s only reaction is to lift his head and throw the dog a disdainful stare. Subdued by this display of animal hostility, Chevron lets out a low whine and settles on the rug by the bed.

Before answering Blair, I can’t resist a quick bite of pizza. It tastes delicious. The place by the corner makes a thick dough and always puts loads of extra cheese—real, made with milk that came from cow’s cheese—on top. But it’s not just that; this pizza is the taste of my youth. I can’t even remember how many Blair and I shared over the years.

When my grumbling stomach is somewhat placated, I finally show enough restraint to stop scarfing down pizza and talk. “Worse than skipping dinner,” I explain. “Julia cooked.”

“Oh, is she that bad?”