Corryn looked out of her limousine's window. She was home again and she was glad to be there. Her brother met her at the airport and was escorting her to her hotel.
"I wish I wouldn't have let you talk me into getting rid of my apartment here, Jason," she said, still gazing out the window.
"You would've been too tempted to come back, sis, it was for the best…still is." He put his hand on his sister's shoulder. "I know this is only going to make things harder for you but…"
"Uh oh," Shelly interrupted, "this can't be good. If it's about 'you know who' I don't think that…"
"Shelly," Corryn whined, "please stop. Go ahead, Jason."
"I saw Winston last week. He signed those techno guys that I found."
"And?" Corryn asked, her eyes widening.
"He wanted me to give you this when you got into town. He didn't trust mailing it." Jason handed Corryn a small velvet box. She sighed, almost afraid to open it.
"You don't have to," Shelly reminded Corryn. "I mean, it could just make things a lot worse and…"
Ignoring Shelly, Corryn opened the box. Inside was a necklace; a gold chain with heart shaped pendant on the end. It was the outline of a heart, not a solid one; it sat a bit lopsided, which made it more eye-catching, and there were diamonds outlined it the entire way around. Corryn didn't realize that she had started to cry. "Winston," she whispered through her tears.
"That thing must've cost a fortune," Shelly said eyeing the extravagant piece of jewelry.
"You want it on sis?" Jason asked. Corryn nodded her head and her brother put the necklace on her.
"You're never gonna take that off, are you?" Shelly asked, already knowing the answer. Corryn shook her head "no" and buried her face on Jason's chest. She began to sob softly. Shelly and Jason looked at Corryn, then each other, both knowing that this trip was not going to be an easy one.
