Over the next two weeks, Roxanne went through the motions of her life, but her heart just wasn’t in it. During that time, she hadn’t heard from Liam at all, and she hadn't texted or called him, either. Roxanne guessed they just needed some time apart. But the next day was Darian's birthday party, and she fully intended to go, not wanting to disappoint Jocelyn.

“Okay, what’s wrong?” Kiki asked behind her as she straightened the case for the tenth time in just a few hours.

“Oh! You scared me!” Roxanne smiled, and then went back to rearranging the case.

“As I said, what’s wrong?” Kiki always had been persistent....