Allegra.
Apparently, Neal had been on his way to visit Becca. I had warned him that he shouldn’t do that, though he never listened to me. I had been worried for a while that he would pester Becca beyond just making sure she was happy. That plan had been shattered by a new guy he’d met. I wondered what changed but figured he would tell me about it. Now, he was on his way over to tell me all about it.
My stomach lurched at the fact that he would see Layla here, however. She wasn’t too bothered, or at least, didn’t show it. I could tell there was a little bit of nervousness there, given all that had happened.
A few weeks had passed since I’d gotten with Layla, and we were beyond happy together still. She sat at the table as I approached, giving her a smile and setting up some tea. I’d serve lunch for my brother when he got here, too. Before all of this had happened, I’d had a staff to take care of that sort of thing, but now, I was kind of liking taking care of myself.
