Chapter 2
My breath actually caught in my lungs, and I had to force myself to breathe. He looked good. A little older, a little more lined, but still very, very good. He smiled tentatively, and for just a second, I was taken back to the first time we’d met. We’d been in a bar, he’d caught my eye from across the room, and given me a smile just like that.
“Hey, Jojo.”
I instantly scowled. “You don’t get to call me that anymore. What the crap? Where’s Ellie?”
Cooper’s smile faltered. “Uh, see. About that. She’s not coming.”
“What?” My heart started to pound. “Why?”
“When you wouldn’t take my calls, I contacted Ellie and—”
“I blocked your number.” If there was viciousness in my tone, I couldn’t be blamed. I’d had to do something when he left me, heart broken and bleeding on the floor.
