Page 90 of Tempting Fate

“I can’t.” I shake my head. “You’re friends with all of them, aren’t you?”

“Yeah, but…”

“They’re not going to forgive me, Jamie. They shouldn’t. I endangered everyone, and Axel was right. I did it for money.”

“You did it because you wanted to know.”

“If I’d only wanted to know, I wouldn’t have had the camera,” I say. That’s been a fun realisation to come to—that not only can I be bought, but the price is far lower than I ever imagined. “I’m going back home. It’s only been a few weeks. It’ll be okay.”

Jamie crosses his arms over his chest. He scowls but says nothing.

“So you might as well just tell me. Whatever it is, it can’t be worse than everything else going on this week.”

“No.”

“What?”

“No. It’s not… It’s better you don’t know. If you’re not going to stay.”

“Jamie.”

“No.”

He gets to his feet and heads into the kitchen. I sag back on the sofa. The urge to cry almost overwhelms me, but I suck in a quick breath and force the tears back. Maybe this is for the best. It wasn’t even that we didn’t know each other. We’ve all been keeping secrets. They might have been kept for good reasons, but what kind of basis for a relationship is that?

Nick comes back into the living room and hands me a mug. “He’ll be back through in a minute.” His gaze sharpens. “Pretty sure he can’t stay away.”

I snort. Well, that’s just not true at all, is it?