Chapter 52. Unexpected Gift

BELLE

I couldn’t stop bouncing my leg as I sat waiting for Minnie to show up with Liam at my side.

It was a beautiful July day, so waiting outside a coffee shop for one of my best friends with another one of my best friends, sipping an iced latte wasn’t the worst way to spend my morning.

But I couldn’t get my anxiety under control. I kept repeatedly replaying in my head on a constant loop the conversation Grayson and I’d had in our bedroom four days before.

The entire situation had been absolutely mortifying. Having your significant other turn you away in the bedroom wasn’t exactly fun.

And to make matters worse, I had barely even seen my mate for the past four days.

Sure, we had spent the night together, but that was it.

Grayson was gone early in the morning before I was able to pull myself from sleep, and then I didn’t see him again until late into the night.

He had told me after that day that this week was going to be extremely busy