Chapter 24

We checked into the hotel. I picked up the keys to our room, and Adele and I went over to the elevator. I pressed on one of the buttons to bring the elevator down, then looked down at Adele.

"Are you still with me?" I asked, tentative.

She looked up at me with a smile, though it looked a little strained around the edges.

"I'm not changing my mind," she said, and it al-most sounded like a Promise.

We both looked up as one of the elevator doors opened. A few people got out, and Adele and I got in-side, alone.