What do you do when your past comes knocking? Six hundred and ninety-five days. That’s how long it’s been since Jude’s fiancé broke off their engagement. With the help of his brother and his all-encompassing love for music, Jude glued the broken pieces of his heart back together, but when his ex shows up on his doorstep late one evening, Jude fears it will fall apart again. Two years ago, Vincent made a terrible mistake. He left the love of his life for stupid, ill-advised reasons. It took a traumatic event to bring what was truly important in his life into focus. Older and wiser, he’s now ready to do whatever it takes to win Jude back. Their chemistry is as explosive as ever, but will they be able to work through the real issues? Can trust once broken be rebuilt?

Promise Me We'll Be Okay

Especially not beautiful bastard exes that still had the power to make my heart go pitter-patter. Clearly, I’d fooled myself thinking I’d been over him.


I spent the entire day in a constant state of movement. Listened to music so loud I was surprised my neighbors didn’t complain. Watched a movie with lots of explosions so my brain couldn’t hear itself think. Baked an apple pie before midnight, ran on the treadmill for another hour after that, and jacked off—not thinking about Vee—in the shower until I finally trusted I was exhausted enough to fall asleep.


But sleep eluded me. I considered drinking myself into oblivion, but I wouldn’t appreciate that plan tomorrow. I couldn’t run anymore because I’d already run close to twenty miles.


Sighing, I grabbed my phone and dragged myself to the den where I threw myself on the couch. I spent the next few minutes checking my email, scrolling through my Facebook feed, and catching up on some news.


Chapter 8