His voice cracked atmate, and before he could say anything else, Eamonn went into his room and shut the door. The relationship, or whatever this was, ended as quickly as it began.Just like that, Rafethought.
Outside, the sky was as black as it’d been earlier this evening, but without the mystique. The moon continued to shine, but now it was a spotlight on a solitaryRafe.
“Ready to go?” Joseph asked once they loaded up hisluggage.
“Yeah.”
Joseph looked at him through the rearview mirror. “I didn’t get a chance to thank you, mate. Itworked!”
“What?” Rafe asked, mostly out ofit.
“Your plan for Janine. The heart made of candles and roses outside her balcony. We’re about to celebrate our three-month anniversary.” He was downright giddy for this ungodlyhour.
“That’sgreat.”
“You told me to go big, and itworked.”
At last it works forsomeone.
The engine roared to life, and they drove away. Rafe peered out the back window once more at Sweeney Hall. His eyes traveled up to his floor. His old floor now. Through his tears, he thought he saw someone watching him from the kitchen window, though it may have been wishfulthinking.
