Skyler felt his heart skip a beat.
"You mean a lot to me, Marina, and Piper... is my wife who will accompany me for the rest of my life."
The assistant listened to Piper and did not tell Skyler about Piper's father.
Piper had been staying in the hospital to take care of Piper's father since that day. Skyler had called and sent her Twitter messages, but Piper rejected them all, saying that she wanted to stay at home and would go back in a few days.
She packed up her things and put them into a suitcase when Skyler was not at home during the day. She had lived with Skyler for a year, and she didn't have to take many things with her. After pulling the suitcase, she felt that it was empty. Except for the slightly troublesome ease of the easel, it was not heavy.
Skyler hadn't been home for
