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

“He’s fab-u-lous,” Benji said. “I’m sure you know that already. But he only sings sad songs. Making all of us bawl our eyes out. I’ve asked my boss for hazard pay, but he refuses to give it to me.”


“Hazard pay? It’s not like I’m throwing knives at you,” I said.


“No, but you make me tear up. My eyes get puffy when I cry. Nobody wants a weepy bartender, so you’re adanger to my tips.”


Vee chuckled and shook his head. “That’s the craziest thing I ever heard.”


“Well, maybe you should be the one providing my hazard pay.” Benji looked at Vee with a faux-innocent expression on his face. The waitress chose that exact moment to deliver our sandwiches—turkey club forVee and BLT for me—and an awkward silence fell.


After topping up my coffee, she hustled away, and Vee turned to Benji and took the bait. “What did you mean by that?”


“Seems to me like you’re the reason he’s been unhappy.”


Chapter 18