Forever You by Lynn, Sandi (autobiographies to read .txt) 📗

were meant to be and that whatever it is she’s doing will be worth it.

She told me to be your friend. So, I’m being your friend and betraying my best friend. Start looking

for her, and get your ass on a plane when you find her.”

“Thank you, Peyton, I appreciate you calling me.”

“You’re welcome. I believe you’re the best thing in her life, and she needs you. That’s the only

reason why I’m doing this. Don’t let me down,” she said as she hung up.

I stood at the bar looking at my glass of scotch. What game is Ellery playing? I asked myself.

Chapter 18

A few days passed, and I had my tech guy at Black Enterprises hack into Ellery’s computer via the

email she sent me. She had been doing some research on a ‘Dr. Danielle Murphy’ from Cedars Sinai

Grace Hospital in California. She’s a cancer specialist and Hematologist. Denny took a quick trip

with me to Michigan to check out the airport Ellery was at. Peyton had told me that Ellery threw her

phone in the garbage there to throw me off her trail. She knew I’d have it traced and find her in no

time. I walked around and showed the different workers at the ticket counter Ellery’s picture. They

said they hadn’t seen her until I came across a woman who said she was the one who had helped her.

I found it strange because my tech guy couldn’t find any flights booked for Ellery. The woman told me

she couldn’t give out any information regarding Ellery. I reached in my pocket and slid two one

hundred-dollar bills at her and gave her a smile. She looked at me as I could tell she was thinking

about something. She looked around and then leaned in closer to me as she put her hand over the bills.

“She booked a flight to California; Los Angeles to be exact.”

“I couldn’t find any record of that,” I said.

She looked around once more. “She paid me off to put her ticket under a different name and let it go

through.”

I smiled at her, “Thank you.”

I walked away, and Denny looked at me, smiling. “She’s a smart girl, and she’s playing one hell of

a game. Have I told you, Connor, how much I love Ellery?”

“Knock it off, Denny,” I said as I shot him a dirty look.

We boarded my plane and flew back to New York.

***

A week had passed, and I was missing her. It was killing me not to know what she was doing or

what she was up to. I was in my office at the penthouse when I heard a light knock on the door. “Come

in,” I said. Peyton walked through the door.

“Peyton, is everything alright?” I asked in a panic.

“Everything’s fine. I just stopped by to tell you that Ellery is ok physically, but mentally, she’s a

wreck. She misses you, and I want to know when you’re going out to California to see her.”

I sighed, “Her birthday’s next week. I’ll fly there before her birthday. There’s no way I will let her

spend it alone.”

“Why don’t you just go now? What the hell are you waiting for?” she asked.

“I’m giving Ellery time. She went out there for a reason, and I’m giving her space. Remember,

she’s the one who walked out on me.”

Peyton rolled her eyes, “I’m going to be honest when I tell you that the both of you make me sick.

Get over yourselves, and just love each other.”

“I do and always will love her. Don’t worry, Peyton, I’ll make things right,” I smiled at her as she

turned and walked out the door.

Since I told Peyton that I would be in California for Ellery’s birthday, I got to thinking about what I

should get her. I’m going to make sure that she has the best birthday she’s ever had. I remembered that

time I was at her apartment, and I saw her list of things she wanted to do. It suddenly hit me; that was

her bucket list. How the hell didn’t I see it before? On her list, it said she had always wanted to go to

Paris, so I had Valerie make up two tickets. We would be taking the company plane, so we could go

whenever she wanted to and stay for as long as she wanted. I also wanted to get her a piece of

jewelry; something that represented the two of us. I grabbed my coat and headed to Tiffany’s.

I was looking at the necklaces in the display case when something to the side caught my attention. I

asked the saleswoman if I could see it. She pulled out a beautiful bracelet. It was made up of

numerous infinity symbols that were encased in diamonds. I couldn’t stop thinking about the infinity

symbol that was tattooed on her wrist. This bracelet was perfect for her as she was perfect for me. I

walked out of Tiffany’s and headed to the Apple store. Her last gift was a new iPhone to replace the

one she threw in the trash.

I spent the next few days working a lot and trying to keep Ashlyn calm. It’s hard work trying to

make up things to keep her busy and out of my hair. In a few short hours, I’ll be on my plane, heading

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