Page 433 of The Sinner: James

I notice his brown hair and his eyes the color of the summer sky.

I grapple with surprise.

Wearing a button-down white dress shirt and gray suit pants, he flashes a smile that lights up his eyes.

He looks the same, even more youthful than I remember.

“I’ll be damned,” I murmur as he joins James on the sidewalk.

James catches sight of me and notices my surprise. Tipping his chin down, he greets me.

I wave at them.

James talks to him for a few moments, and grinning, he tips his gaze in our direction before leading the man to our table.

“Who is that?” Eve asks, shifting in her seat.

The men close the gap between us.

James winks at me, wearing a secret smile. His guest nods softly, greeting me as well.

Eve looks at them, mesmerized.

I push the chair back and rise while James makes the introductions.

“Eve Malone. This is my business partner, David Moore.”

Eve’s hand connects with David’s, the new development taking me completely by surprise.

Business partner? When did he...?

James swings his gaze to me.

“You remember my wife, Rain...” he says, stifling any trace of innuendo.

“Rain,” David says, grinning.

“David.”

I offer him my hand.

He squeezes it gently before pulling me into a hug. I kiss him on his cheek.

“You look great,” he says.

“You too.”

James pulls the chair out for me before taking a seat while David sits next to Eve.

Her eyes twinkle with a smile.

Within seconds, the waitress shows up, and we order food and more drinks before the woman saunters away.

“How did you two get into business together?” I ask the question that’s been burning my lips.

My eyes swing back and forth between James and David.

“James called me and arranged a meeting. It just happened that I was in New York, and we got together this morning.”

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