Chapter 18
Catherine stared at her reflection in the mirror as she tried on a pair of black slacks and a silk blouse, adding diamond earrings and a pendant.
Maverick was coming. She glanced at her phone charging on the vanity near her jewelry and realized she had ten minutes left.
Her adrenaline raced.
If only this wasn’t a ‘just returning her phone’ politeness… no. Her skin zapped when she let herself think too much. She fixed a smudge of liner beneath her eye and prayed he still thought she was pretty.
She went down the hall, her black heels tapping on the marble floors until she stopped to knock on Valentina’s bedroom door.
"Enter!"
As she opened the door, both her roommates were there, going through Valentina's jewelry. She twirled and asked, “Do I look okay?”
Valentina smiled.
