As she watched the car drive away, Daphne realized that her relationship with James was really and truly over. She'd barely entered the Elliott Bay Towers when she began to cry. The tears blinded her as she made her way to the elevator and somehow managed to push the button for the nineteenth floor. When the doors opened, she could see him standing at his brother's doorstep, his blonde hair shining like the sun beneath the overhead lights.

She forced a smile and was determined to appear cheerful, but when he turned around and their eyes met, it was all too easy to dissolve into a puddle of tears. But as always, his soothing hug and compassionate demeanor made her heartache seem a lot less painful.