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"Are you sure?" I whispered, feeling my heart race unsteadily in my chest.
Joh
"You do?"
"I do."
Inhaling a deep, steadying breath, I climbed out of the car and stared up at his face, feeling very small and very lost.
I needed him to take the lead here.
This was unfamiliar territory for me.
I didn’t know how to approach this.
"Come on," Joh
When we stepped into the house, Joh
Meanwhile, I stood in the enormous entrance hall and tried my best not to stare at the antique hall table lining the wall or the expensive looking coat rack just inside the door, and I definitely tried not to gape at the huge grandfather clock, ticking loudly, or the countless paintings lining the immaculate ivory walls.
When Joh
I'd stood in this very hall a little over a week ago, but I had been too nervous to take in my surroundings.
I was still nervous.
Maybe even more nervous.
But it was different today.
There was no Joey or Gibsie to distract me.
It was just me and Joh
And his mother.
Oh, god…