Chapter 5

[That bastard Joshua, he didn't keep pestering you afterwards, did he?]

I looked at thirty-year-old Richard and the desire darkened his gaze. Suddenly, everything felt meaningless.

My finger hovered over the screen. I typed slowly and finally hit send. [Marry at thirty. But not to me. To a sweet young woman.]

He sent back a string of question marks right away. I closed my eyes and the image of Joshua's crescent tattoo flashed before me.

So I asked, [Richard, is Joshua near you?]

I didn't know whether I was connecting to a parallel Richard or to the twelve-years-ago Richard.

But…