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was living in the spare room in the basement of my sister's house until I could find a place.
    "Please be quiet when you come home. We have to be at church in the morning." Eve's voice sounded annoyed. I stopped before I opened the front door. I was always quiet, what the hell? Instead of leaving I walked toward the kitchen where she was feeding my nephew, Christopher.
    "I'm always quiet." I frowned.
    "I know, but Christopher hasn't been sleeping well, and I don't want him to cry during church. I hate not getting to listen to Pastor Phillips. I only go to Saturday service for him." She appraised me with tired eyes. "You're going to work dressed like that?"
    "Like what?" I looked down at my jeans and black V-neck sweater.
    "You don't think that's a little too low cut?" She clicked her tongue and shook her head slightly. Christopher cried out impatiently as she dangled the spoon of what looked like pureed carrots in front of his face. "Oh sorry, baby." She quickly pushed the spoon full of goop into his tiny little mouth. I rolled my eyes. I hate how she treated me like I was the younger sister. I was, after all, three years older than her.
    "Eve, geez, it's not that low cut. Maybe you should get out more. When was the last time you went out with Holden, huh? Church doesn't count." I smirked.
    Eve's blue eyes squinted resentfully. "Don't Lil. Holden and I are just fine. Don't try and tell me that working at a bar, playing music for pennies, and dressing like a slut makes you an expert on everything." I gasped at the word 'slut.'
    "Wow… nice… very Christian of you, sis. Don't worry. I'll be outta here soon." I grabbed my coat from the hook next to the fridge and turned on my heel to leave. I wanted to scream at her. Who the hell does she think she is? Self-righteous bit — my thought was cut off as she yelled to me from the kitchen. I was half out the door.
    "Lil, I'm sorry. I didn't mean that."
    I slammed the door and ran to my car trying to avoid the rain. Eve believed her words. She only felt guilty because she knew she shouldn't mean it.
     

CHAPTER FOUR
    Todd
     
    " F RANK, MAN, YOU'RE NOT PISSED SHE didn't come to you first?" I looked at Frank with disbelieving eyes. Frank was never this forgiving. I'm glad he wasn't mad though. As much as Lily was most likely sent here to torture me for my past wrongs, I couldn't help but want her to stay. There was something about her. God, I sounded like a fucking pussy.
    "No, I'm sure she had her reasons. I couldn't even talk to her at the funeral. It was so hard. She was part of my life for so long, Todd. When I knocked up Pam, well… it was like Lily's world ended. She should hate my ass. I destroyed her family. All for what? That dirty bitch almost ruined my life. At least I got Evy out of it." Frank's stare softened. "Lily's a good girl. I want to help her. Evy… she doesn't want any part of my life. Since she joined that damn church, she's all high and mighty. Thinks her shit don't stink. Maybe Lily can help us all heal, you know."
    That thought penetrated my thick wall and hung there like a prize waiting to be claimed. He meant his family could be restored, but even though that was way too much weight to put on one person, a small part of me thought maybe she could help heal me. A light knock at the door pulled me from my thoughts.
    "Uh… hey, Frank." Lily's sexy voice ran all the way down my spine. It pissed me off the effect this chick had on me. Apparently, I needed to get laid. I turned and watched as her eyes shifted between Frank and me. Lily looked incredible. She had on a tight as hell black V-neck sweater that made her hair appear ten times as bright. The copper curls were tamed into a high, thick ponytail. The freckles on her cheeks more evident with her hair pulled back. The freckles on the bridge of her nose were my favorite. If you looked at them just right, they almost looked like a constellation.
    "Hey." Frank took a deep breath. "So I hear you work here