Chapter 38

Having been brought up to speed by Jake about our little vacation, Sarah meets me in the hall and gives me a huge cuddle as she showers me with all her departing advice: be safe, don’t drink too much, don’t sleep in the sun, send her updates. I smile and peck her on the cheek, a little overwhelmed with the speed at which this is happening. Such is life with Jake; I should be used to the whirlwind he is by now.

“Don’t let Marcus sleep in my bed when you have a fight; Jake may take a blow torch to him. I think he just killed my teddy bear.” I pass her with a pat on the head and move toward the front door.

“What can I say?” He shrugs at Sarah, leaning down to plant an unexpected kiss on her cheek. She looks surprised and flushes. “The dirty fur-ball had been sleeping with my girl.” She waves us off amid a flurry of giggles as I roll my eyes at him. I lead the way out the door and pull it closed behind us.

“You can stop torturing girls wherever we go, Casanova. I know