Page 182 of The Right Move

She looks over her screen with detail, shaking her head. “Nope.”

“Really? That’s weird. I always have a copay when using my insurance.”

“Oh, you’re not using your insurance.”

“I should be. Could you please check?”

Tap. Tap. Tap.

“No, baby, your insurance policy doesn’t cover any of it.”

Are you freaking kidding me? There’s no way in hell I can pay for this out of pocket. I stopped saving months ago, back in January when I was told my insurance benefits changed with the start of the year.

Exhaling, my entire body slumps. “Are you sure?”

“Positive. I can show you if you’d like.”

“No, that’s okay.”

Fuck. I’m on the verge of calling my parents for a loan, even though I promised myself I never would. Something about needing my parents' help to start my own family feels off, but I’m desperate now. The time to save money has run out.

And once again I’m asking myself if any of this is even worth it.

Nervously, I fidget with my debit card in my hands. “How much is due today?”

Tap. Tap. Tap.

“Nothing. It’s fully covered.”

“But you said—”

“Not by insurance. Personal credit card paid for the whole thing months ago.”

He didn’t.

Closing my eyes, I repeat her words over and over again until they sink in. She doesn’t have to tell me the name on the card on file, I already know.

With my elbows on the counter, I bury my face in my hands. “Can you tell me when it was paid?”

“Looks like it was back in mid-December.”

Right after we went camping, when I first told him why I was saving money. Right before there was ever an “insurance benefit change.”

“Honey, are you crying?”

With my hands covering my face, I nod. “It’s kind of my thing.”

She chuckles, deep and hearty. “Sounds like you were right when you said you had already met the right person.”

“Indy.” Rio reaches over his couch from behind me and closes the book in my hands. “Look, I love you, you know this, but you can’t stay here forever.”

“I’ve only been here for a few days, and you said I could stay however long I’d like.”

“I changed my mind.”

Turning back, my head over my shoulder, I look at him with confusion.

“I have my broker coming by to take you to go look at some apartments today.”

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