you if I didn’t have to.” Alex's voice was low and soothing.
“If it affects you, it affects me.” A few stray tears made their way down her face. “I don’t do things halfway, Alex. I also don’t just let people into my heart. When I love someone, it isn’t a game to me.”
It was the first time love had been mentioned since they’d been together. Alex’s expression softened. She scooted closer, reached out her hand and brushed the tears from Chandler’s face. “I’m sorry. I was wrong to not tell you.”
“I know I’ve only known you a short time, but it feels like I’ve always known you.” More tears fell as she sniffled. “So when you keep something from me, something I could help you with—”
“I know. I shouldn’t have done that. I’m so used to taking care of things myself.”
“It makes me worry that I’m not enough for you.”
“Don’t you ever think that.” Alex reached out and took hold of both of Chandler’s hands and interlaced their fingers. “If anything, you’re probably too good for me. I’m the one who should be worried, not you.”
The room fell silent as they stared at one another.
“So what do we do about Millie?” Chandler asked.
“Well, I’ll need to change my phone number again.”
“You could block her number. I could help you with it.”
“She’d just use another phone to call me. No, it’s easier to get a new number.”
“I could do that for you while you work on your pictures.” Chandler’s mood brightened.
Alex smiled. “I’ll take care of it when we get back home. No sense having a New York number when I’ll be living in Castleton.”
“What about while we’re here?”
“I’ll keep doing what I have been. Sorting through and deleting.”
“Was she like this before you moved to Castleton?”
“Not quite as bad.”
“Should we be worried?”
“I can handle Millie, so you don’t need to worry about it. It’s more of a game to her than anything else.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, I’m sure. Once we get back to Castleton, everything will return to normal. Now go order some breakfast and think about what we can go do before we go out tonight.”
Chapter 14
The remaining time in New York passed by without incident. Saturday night was spent at the theatre, followed by a late dinner with some of Alex’s friends. Sunday morning, Chandler and Alex packed up and went to Roger’s office so Alex could meet with the client to go over the photos from the shoot. Afterward, Roger treated Alex and Chandler to lunch before he took them to the airport for their flight home.
When they arrived in Boston, Alex arranged for a car to take them the rest of the way home. By the time they approached the city limits of Castleton, it was early evening. Both of them were eager to be back home. Chandler hoped Alex was right about Millie leaving them alone now that they were no longer in New York. Part of her didn’t believe that she would.
Millie wasn’t the only thing Chandler had been stressing over. Since they’d been in New York, she’d been considering the offer Alex had made to her prior to their trip. Alex wanted Chandler to live with her full-time. Chandler initially resisted, because she knew that they would have to be open about their relationship if they did. After dealing with Millie, Chandler realized she cared more about being happy than what other people thought. The last thing she wanted to do was to lose Alex.
“What are you worrying about?” Alex asked, interrupting Chandler’s thoughts.
“Nothing.”
“You’re a terrible liar, my dear.”
“Yeah, I know.”
“Just tell me. You know I have ways of making you talk.” A mischievous expression filled her face.
Chandler bit her lip, distracted for a moment. “I was thinking that I’d go with you when you picked up Zelda from Kara and Jake’s house. I thought that we could tell them about us.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. I think when she sees me always
“If it affects you, it affects me.” A few stray tears made their way down her face. “I don’t do things halfway, Alex. I also don’t just let people into my heart. When I love someone, it isn’t a game to me.”
It was the first time love had been mentioned since they’d been together. Alex’s expression softened. She scooted closer, reached out her hand and brushed the tears from Chandler’s face. “I’m sorry. I was wrong to not tell you.”
“I know I’ve only known you a short time, but it feels like I’ve always known you.” More tears fell as she sniffled. “So when you keep something from me, something I could help you with—”
“I know. I shouldn’t have done that. I’m so used to taking care of things myself.”
“It makes me worry that I’m not enough for you.”
“Don’t you ever think that.” Alex reached out and took hold of both of Chandler’s hands and interlaced their fingers. “If anything, you’re probably too good for me. I’m the one who should be worried, not you.”
The room fell silent as they stared at one another.
“So what do we do about Millie?” Chandler asked.
“Well, I’ll need to change my phone number again.”
“You could block her number. I could help you with it.”
“She’d just use another phone to call me. No, it’s easier to get a new number.”
“I could do that for you while you work on your pictures.” Chandler’s mood brightened.
Alex smiled. “I’ll take care of it when we get back home. No sense having a New York number when I’ll be living in Castleton.”
“What about while we’re here?”
“I’ll keep doing what I have been. Sorting through and deleting.”
“Was she like this before you moved to Castleton?”
“Not quite as bad.”
“Should we be worried?”
“I can handle Millie, so you don’t need to worry about it. It’s more of a game to her than anything else.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, I’m sure. Once we get back to Castleton, everything will return to normal. Now go order some breakfast and think about what we can go do before we go out tonight.”
Chapter 14
The remaining time in New York passed by without incident. Saturday night was spent at the theatre, followed by a late dinner with some of Alex’s friends. Sunday morning, Chandler and Alex packed up and went to Roger’s office so Alex could meet with the client to go over the photos from the shoot. Afterward, Roger treated Alex and Chandler to lunch before he took them to the airport for their flight home.
When they arrived in Boston, Alex arranged for a car to take them the rest of the way home. By the time they approached the city limits of Castleton, it was early evening. Both of them were eager to be back home. Chandler hoped Alex was right about Millie leaving them alone now that they were no longer in New York. Part of her didn’t believe that she would.
Millie wasn’t the only thing Chandler had been stressing over. Since they’d been in New York, she’d been considering the offer Alex had made to her prior to their trip. Alex wanted Chandler to live with her full-time. Chandler initially resisted, because she knew that they would have to be open about their relationship if they did. After dealing with Millie, Chandler realized she cared more about being happy than what other people thought. The last thing she wanted to do was to lose Alex.
“What are you worrying about?” Alex asked, interrupting Chandler’s thoughts.
“Nothing.”
“You’re a terrible liar, my dear.”
“Yeah, I know.”
“Just tell me. You know I have ways of making you talk.” A mischievous expression filled her face.
Chandler bit her lip, distracted for a moment. “I was thinking that I’d go with you when you picked up Zelda from Kara and Jake’s house. I thought that we could tell them about us.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. I think when she sees me always
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