Chapter 176

ridiculous thing I’ve ever heared?

didn’t think we’d pushed you that far along into the realm of the ridiculous.” Imaly, when the young are in love, they cannot keep their hands off of each other. You know?”

But somehow, I manage to simply laugh at Natalia’s suspicion that Daniel might like men – as if it’s th “Really, Natalia?” I ask, scoffing pleasantly. “I mean, I know we’re not a very handsy couple or anything but “Ah well,” she says, wrinkling her nose at me a little bit. “I suppose that it is just that you are American I laugh and nod along with her, giving a little shrug as if I can believe it.

“Well of course you do,” she says, chuckling a little as she fingers her martini glass, “you saw it with Ke Again, I tuck my true emotions deep, deep inside myself. “Yes,” I say, smiling at her. “I could tell that y She nods, looking out at the ocean wistfully. “Perhaps, in another life…” she sighs.

I, at the house.” ..really had something.”

I murmur something in assent, wanting nothing more than to grab her damn drink and splash it all over her face.