Emily’s POV
I have ignored at least four of Jin’s calls, but I need to figure out my situation before I dig a bigger hole for myself, which means speaking to Kevin.
I couldn’t tell Chloe the truth, so I came up with the most magnificent (but not very believable) love story I could think of. It was cheesy, stupid, and I’m sure once I tell Jin what I had to say, he is going to strangle me. He is probably already plotting my demise after I ran out on him last night. And the necklace. God, the necklace. David had tried to hand me the velvet box as I’d fled the car, and I’d practically thrown it back at him like it was a live grenade.
Now, standing outside Kevin’s office, I felt like I was walking the plank. My stomach was a tangled knot of nerves and leftover adrenaline from the kiss. I cou
