No sooner had Dorothy settled into the passenger seat, Kevin, stationed behind the wheel, made no move to start the car. "Kevin?"

"Ms. Sanchez... maybe you should consider telling Mr. Lopez about it, discuss it with him before taking any steps?"

He was in on the secret, aware of who Dorothy was off to meet.

Truth be told, Dorothy had hoped to keep this venture from Kevin as well, but that was a tall order! Everett, out of concern for her safety, had Kevin stick close at all times.

If she were to part ways with Kevin, it was a given Everett would get wind of it.

"Everett's been losing sleep over this for days! I don't want to add to his worries."

"But if something were to happen to you, wouldn't that be like ripping Mr. Lopez's heart out?" Kevin clearly understood what Dorothy was driving at.

Both of them, intent on shielding the other!

Yet, the crux of the matter remained...

consequences of keeping Everett in the dark

glanced at her phone, noting a message from Lane confirming his arrival, "Lane's after me, so

the 'other demands' he might

something as simple as holding hands would drive Mr. Lopez up the wall if he

I can take care

Dorothy added more firmly, "You know when I make a decision, I see it through! If you won't take me, I'll go myself. At least if you drive me, you can keep an eye on me from

Everett, can you imagine how guilty, how terrible he'd feel? You've been by his side

Everett had sprouted a few

voice it, but Dorothy knew Everett's guilt

failed to protect Dorothy, leading to

If this dragged on...

run himself into

enough for me. In a relationship, et can't always be one person giving

for nearly a minute before Kevin

you have to promise me, if there's any danger, you'll call me immediately, and I'll

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