Page 118 of Secret Love

“Oh, honey.” She smirks. “Of course, you are.”

I breathe a laugh. “Still…”

Caleb looks at me with sympathetic eyes. “I’ve known Fox for a long time — not as long as you have — but if there’s one thing I can tell you about him with absolute certainty… it’s that he’s stupid.”

“Stupid?”

“So stupid.”She cracks a grin. “I mean, the guy can shoot the cherry off a cigarette from across a football field, but he can’t see what’s right in front of him?”

“Sounds about right.”

“Dani, I can ramble all day long about how stupid men are — and, believe me, I have — but the hard truth is… we’re not any better. Especially if we don’t do anything about it.”

“I would if I could, but…”

I glance out the windows behind me. The black car sits in the lot with the engine running, just waiting to take me back into a world of broken dreams.

What if I didn’t go back? What if I chose a different life?

What if I chose Fox, the way he chose me?

What if? What if?

I turn back to Caleb. “Is there a back exit out of this place?” I ask.

Caleb grins.