After Jaime left to go back to his house, Grace resolved to return to River’s Bend and find those receipts she’d found. It was a Sunday; nobody would be there. Putting on her boots and coat, she drove over there late that afternoon. She tried very hard to concentrate, but it was rather difficult, given that her body didn’t want her to forget what she’d done with Jaime the night before.
After he’d left, kissing her and murmuring her name, she’d gone to the bathroom and stared at herself in the mirror. It had been an odd experience. She’d wondered if she’d look different. Did losing your virginity transform you into a new person? Logically, she knew it didn’t.
But standing there, wearing only a bra and panties, she found the love marks dotting her pale skin. She saw the beard burn on her b
