Fighting for Love (Boston Love 2)

Her smile was forced as I walked by her and kissed her on the cheek. Had I said something last night? I was pretty sure I hadn’t.

She’d been quiet ever since we left Preston and Harmony’s. Rubbing the tension in the back of my neck, I pulled out my phone and sent a text message off.

Me: Did Rory happen to mention anything being wrong when you guys went for a walk?

I tossed my phone onto the bed and waited for Angie to text me back.

Little Sis: Nope. Nothing. Why, what’s wrong?

Me: Probably nothing. My imagination.

Little sis: Probs. Love you, big bro. Got to run. Hugs to Rory!

I sat down on my bed and blew out a deep breath. I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong. There was something different in her eyes this morning.

Shaking it off, I stood and pulled on a pair of jeans, then a light sweater shirt. The temperature was supposed to be on the chilly side today.

With a quick run of my fingers through my hair, I took off back to the living room. Rory was on the balcony talking to someone. I grabbed Finn’s leash and he came flying over to me, jumping around like an idiot.

“You ready to go spend the day with other dogs?”

Flash jetted his front paws out and barked. Laughing, I clipped the leash on. “I’ll take that as a yes.”

“All ready?” Rory asked.

“Yep. Who was that?”

“Russell. We have a meeting with the client and his accuser tomorrow morning. I’m hoping it’s to tell us she’s dropping the chargers against Robert Long.”

I shook my head and grabbed Rory’s bag. “I hope so. He’s a good guy, and I never believed those accusations in the first place.”

Rory simply nodded her head as she reached for her purse. “Yeah. You know, I think McCormick’s butt hurt that it was me who exposed this lady.”

I shut the door behind me, then locked it. “Fuck him. Let’s not talk shop. Today is all about us.”

Her eyes filled with happiness, then suddenly looked sad. “Sounds perfect.”

Jesus, why is she so emotional?

She clapped her hands together, her mood instantly changed. “So…you going to tell me where we’re going?”

I chuckled and shook my head. Grabbing her hand, I kissed the back of it. “Nope. You’ll find out soon enough.”

With a sweeter-than-sweet smile, she gazed up at me as we headed to the elevator. “Another surprise huh?”

I kissed her nose. “Well, I know how much you love them.”

“Yes I do, Mr. Ward. Yes. I. Do.”

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The streets were lined with red and yellow leaves as I drove through town. This was one of my favorite times of the year.

“Salem? We’re spending the day in Salem?”

I could hear the excitement in her voice. “Well, when you said you hadn’t been since you were a little girl and it was one of your favorite towns, I thought why the heck not.”

She bounced in her seat. “How do you always know what I want to do?”