“You never truly loved me Holly was always the one,” I said firmly.
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“You couldn’t even be honest with yourself about falling for someone else, about your feelings changing.”
“Lucas, you selfishly let two women waste their youth pining after you while you only thought of yourself.”
“And let me guess – you fired Holly to protect her from me when I returned to the studio, right?”
The color drained from Lucas’s face.
“Oh, and one more thing,” I added. “I was never the one who liked red roses – that was always Holly’s thing.”
Without another glance, I walked away.
Under the warm glow of a streetlight, I saw Alexander waiting.
Taking his arm with a smile, I pushed away the heaviness in my chest. “Ready to go?”
Once in his car, he carefully fastened my seatbelt before handing me his phone and settling into the driver’s seat.
“I’m still learning my way around here. I found these restaurants online – which looks good?”
We’d always shared similar taste in food. Every place he’d chosen in Italy had been wonderful.
Looking at his list of five carefully selected restaurants, my eyes went straight to The Sunset Room at the top.
“This one,” I said. “I know it well- the food is excellent.”
At the restaurant, I ordered our meal with confidence, raising my glass to Alexander. “To all these amazing dishes, and to you finding the perfect job here.”
