always kept a diary. Now we can find it and read it.”
“Don’t you dare!”
Sage grinned. “It’s the price of doing business, little sister. We do this for you and we get access to all your secrets.”
Cassidy flushed. “I can’t believe you’d do that.”
“I won’t,” Daisy assured her, then looked at Sage. “Don’t read other people’s diaries. It’s rude.”
“And that would bother me why?”
Daisy’s lips twitched. “You’re incorrigible.”
“Yes, I am. So we’re going?”
“Let me see if I can get the time off work. If I can, then I’ll talk to my dad and Esmerelda.”
“I can help with the kids, too,” Cassidy told her. “I really appreciate this.”
Daisy looked as if she were going to say something about Cassidy facing Desean, but then seemed to change her mind.
“All right. I’ll find out in the morning if I can take time off work. Once we know that, we can get tickets and find a hotel and that sort of thing.”
“You’ll want to stay at the Four Seasons,” Cassidy said. “They have hammocks out by the pool.”
Sage sighed. “I want a hammock.”
“We’re going to be busy.”
“Not every second. Oh, pack something sexy. We’ll want to go to a club.”
Daisy rolled her eyes. “We’re not going to a club. We’re there to work.”
Cassidy grinned at Sage. “Don’t worry. I’ll get you a name.”
* * *
The only downside to the unexpected trip to Miami was that it came just a day after Joanne left for the Golden Door spa. Sage would have liked to take advantage of the empty, quiet house. But Cassidy wanted them to go as soon as they could and Daisy was able to take the time off work, so three days later, Sage was trying to decide how many bathing suits she’d need.
She had Cassidy’s to-do list tucked in her tote. Most of it was easy enough—returning her internet modem, emptying out her refrigerator and mailbox, dumping any liquids so they wouldn’t be packed. They should be able to get that done in a day, leaving plenty of time for lying by the pool and maybe a little shopping. Sage was hoping that the time away would allow her to come to some decisions about what she really wanted for the future and hey, maybe even pick a direction.
She walked through the empty house, locking the doors and windows and turning off the lights. It was nearly eight in the evening. She and Daisy were taking the red-eye to Miami. They would go directly to Cassidy’s townhouse to work. With a little luck, they would finish up that day and have the remaining two days to just hang out.
She returned to her bedroom, then rolled her battered suitcase to the front door. She’d already packed her tote and handbag. She had about twenty minutes before Wallace and Daisy were due to pick her up, so she hurried next door and knocked.
Adam let her in. “You ready?” he asked, after he kissed her.
“I am.”
She paused, not sure what else to say. She wanted to tell him she would miss him, but worried that would make her seem too needy or freak him out. They were obviously involved in some way—they hung out a lot and were sleeping together—but she wasn’t sure how to define what they were doing, so she didn’t know if missing fell in the “me, too” category or was more of a “back off, bitch” kind of thing. Not that Adam would ever think of her as a bitch, which meant the latter was unlikely, but still, it was all so confusing.
“I’ll miss you,” he said, surprising her, but in a happy way.
She smiled. “I’ll miss you, too. A lot.”
His expression turned serious. “I know I don’t have the right to say this, but I’m going to anyway. Don’t cheat on me.”
The words shocked her. “Why would you say that?” Which was a dumb question. Obviously he was concerned. “I won’t. I wouldn’t. Adam, no. That’s not what’s going to happen.”
She wanted to say more, to defend herself, but as she stared into his eyes, she had the sudden thought there weren’t words to make him feel better. Given her past, his concern was probably reasonable. The only way she could make him feel better was to get through the trip and come back to him.
He looked away, then back at her. “It’s just...”
She put her hands on his chest, then kissed him. “I get it. I won’t do that.” She wanted to tell him to trust her, but knew