Chapter 7

Simon.

A single name.

Written in a steady hand.

Jane stared down at the agreement.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

She didn't move.

Then she looked up at me.

I couldn't read the look in her eyes. It wasn't anger or sadness.

It was more like confusion.

Pure confusion.

Like a straight-A student who'd hit a problem she couldn't solve.

"Are you kidding me?" Jane asked, her voice full of confusion.

"I'm not kidding," I said, keeping my tone steady.

"Simon, I just had surgery."

"I know."

"At a time like this- "

"If not now," I cut her…