Free Secrets (A Standalone Novel) (A Suspense Romance) by Claire Adams Page B

more about this mysterious neighbor man,”
Rebecca said as she and Robert helped me bring my pictures to the art gallery.
    “There’s nothing much to tell. He’s a mystery man.” I
said and then laughed.
    “You haven’t found out any more about him?”
    “Nope, nothing. I guess he doesn’t like to reveal too
much about his life.”
    “You’re lying to us, ”
Rebecca said as she stopped and looked me in the eyes.
    “What? There has been nothing to lie about. I don’t
know anything about him.” I continued to bring my pictures out to Robert’s truck
while behind me I heard Rebecca and
Robert having a little bit of an argument. Robert was telling Rebecca to leave
things alone and Rebecca was telling Robert that he didn’t know what he was
talking about. It was actually very fun to listen to the two of them argue.
    “Ok guys, I’ll tell you the truth. I fell down a
mountain and he carried me home, we had sex. We had sex again just the other
night. But I don’t know where he is at or what he’s doing now and I’m perfectly
fine with that.”
    Rebecca broke out in hysterical laughter. Her body was
bent over and she held onto the table for support.
    “Oh Katelyn, you are so funny. I love your sense of
humor.”
    Sometimes honesty is better than any lie you can tell.
I knew Rebecca wouldn’t believe me. I knew that the idea of me sleeping with a
stranger would not be something she could even comprehend. But to me, Chris
wasn’t a stranger anymore. Sure, I did not know much information about him. I
wasn’t too worried about it though, the man did live right next door. Sooner or
later I would find out more about him, which was a natural thing that happened
over time.
    “ Well, I’m glad
my life is amusing to you, ” I said with a
smile.
    “Seriously Katelyn, you should stay away from that
guy. Whatever he’s doing it’s probably illegal. Only criminals like to keep
their life so shrouded in mystery.” Robert said as he continued loading the
artwork into his truck.
    “I appreciate you both worrying about me so much.”
    “Katelyn, he’s very handsome. Do you think you would
consider dating a guy like that someday?”
    I could tell what Rebecca was really trying to get at;
it was if Chris looked like a guy that I would consider my type. If I said yes,
then surely Rebecca would have a date lined up with a guy that she thought
looked a lot like Chris. If I said no, the date would be with someone exactly
opposite of Chris. There really was no way for me to win.
    “I don’t know. He is very handsome.”
    “I think you two should stop talking about how
handsome this guy is,” Robert laughed.
    “Oh darling, you are much better looking,” Rebecca
said as she hugged her husband.
    Both Robert and I laughed. He certainly had a good
sense of humor, but handsome was not a trait I would use to describe Robert.
His tall, thin frame looked like it barely kept him from falling over on a
windy day. Although Robert did go to the gym often, he didn’t appear to be
making any progress on his goal to bulk up and get more muscle.
    “When you are married someday, you will see your
husband as the handsome model that he is in your eyes, ” Rebecca said as she kissed Robert.
    The two of them were such a sweet couple. It was
encouraging to see them together and how they interacted with each other.
Rebecca was more of the caretaker for the family and Robert was the provider,
but they switched roles as necessary and took care of each other very well.
    “I’m really excited about this photography show. I
hope there are a lot of people there,” I said, trying to change the subject.
    “Yes, I’m sure there will be. There have been flyers
all over Kansas City and I think they said all the tickets for the event were
sold out.”
    I couldn’t help but smile. All the tickets being sold
out was a big deal. That meant there would be over a thousand people at my
show. All of them interested in seeing my art and possibly buying