He shrugs. "It wasn't worth staying. I…" We stop walking and he looks at me. "I was missing you."

I chew on my lip and consider what I'm about to say before I say it out loud. "Hey, um...I think I love you?"

We stare at each other, and then he smiles and brings me in for a kiss. A few seconds later we separate and he says, "Let's get something to eat."

I wake up in a big bed. Morning sunlight comes through the window. I sit up and look around. This isn't Bellegarde Manor or Sterling's New York apartment. I have no idea where I am, and Sterling...