Chapter 13

Ready.

We claim to be ready for a lot of things in life, but in reality, we really are not. When much is given, much is required.

Every increase comes with responsibility. Am I ready for the responsibility that Sterling wants to give me by telling me the truth?

I don’t know. I feel ready but I know I’m not.

Sterling and I are in the living room. The curtains are closed, and the air is smooth. It feels perfect. Soft music plays from the speakers. It’s soothing.

I feel more relaxed and calm than I was before. I can smell food and I bet there’s some being made in the kitchen. It smells so good.

The giant flat-screen TV on the wall is pitch black and I can see our reflections in them.

“Why do you always call me Rosie even though I have insisted that you call me Rose?” I ask him.

I want to know this. He is stubborn, this I know. But he is very adamant with this little nickname of his.

He shifts his weight on the couch. He’s wearing lo