Before the Sunset (Cottonwood Cove, #4)

by Laura Pavlov

“You needed me,” I said, kissing the top of her head. “We made a deal years ago. I wasn’t about to break it now.” She tipped her head back to look at me. “You call. I come. And vice versa.”

For a moment, I wondered what it would be like if she didn’t go back to Carl. And she stayed here with me. Forever.

I don’t fucking leave, Miney. I’m not the one trying to make you into someone you’re not. I’ve always known who you are.”