For now, I’d keep her my own little secret, just like I had kept so much of what we’d done before a secret, too. There was no need for the entire world to get involved in my business, and to me, if it was even one person I didn’t want to be involved getting involved, that was the entire world.
I was extremely particular about who was allowed into my life, and Glenn had so far gotten the closest of anyone. Well, almost the closest. There was a time when I let Iris get just a little bit closer, but that was a long time ago.
I didn’t know if it was even possible for me to feel that way about her again. I had been hurt a lot before, and I didn’t want to let that happen again.
The best thing to do seemed to be to simply keep this situation a secret and let it play out as it did. She said she wouldn’t stay long, and I saw with my own eyes the work she was putting into finding a job and a place of her own.
All I had to do was continue keeping everyone else away from the house and watch for that guy to show up. That was it.
If he didn’t, that would make life a lot easier. But if he did, he better watch out.
I was waiting.