The Boy Next Door
Chapter One
She turned toward him with a smile. "I don't think the movie you wanted to watch
starts for another half hour."
"That's okay. We can always use the time to catch up. It's been a while." He
returned her smile. "So whatcha been doing?
"Working. What've you been doing?" she replied with a raised eyebrow.
"Working. Well, that covered a lot. What's new in your life? Had any showings?"
"Nope, not since last winter."
"I'm sure Richard is probably cooking something up for the end of summer here."
"And I'm sure that's the last thing on his mind right now."
Okay. Something was going on there, a little trouble in paradise. Mac's gaze
traveled down her arm to the hand holding her wine glass. Aha, no ring. Unsure
of where to start, he put an arm around Darcy's shoulders. "What's going on,
Darc? You know you can talk to me. What'd the creep do?"
A chuckle quickly transformed to soft sobs that lasted a few minutes. Mac turned
her in his arms and wrapped her in his embrace.
"Oh, for God's sake, why I am I crying over him? He is a creep," she agreed,
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