Page 56 of Heal Me
“I’m glad.” He polished off his coffee and brought his plates over to the sink. “I’m sorry that I couldn’t at least eat with you.”
“Stop apologizing,” Kate said, following him to the front door.
He said goodbye to the dogs and then took her in his arms. “I’ll call you when we get to the apartment. I love you.”
Kate’s heart swelled every time he said it to her. “I love you, too. Be careful.”
“I will.”
He gave her a long, toe-curl worthy kiss before going out the door. Kate sighed as she closed it and then brightened. Picking up her phone, she called Emily. They commiserated for a few moments and then made plans to go for lunch and mani-pedis.
Humming, she went back upstairs to change into something nicer to wear to a girls’ day out. Although she’d been looking forward to spending the day with Ric, Kate wasn’t going to sit around and mope because he’d left. Once she’d dressed, Kate grabbed her keys and headed into town to run a couple of errands before meeting Emily and Hayley.
