Chapter 1423 The Tennis Star:> 25

• I'd lied to Cindy. I hadn't meant to, I really intended to tell Iryna how I felt. I wanted to, and I'd come close a bunch of times. But I was afraid. What if Iryna was ready to go? Was this just a bit of fun for her? I know she'd told me that it wasn't, and I believed her, I really did, but doubts can be vicious, tenacious things.
• We'd all spent an enjoyable Sunday just hanging out at the house, looking through the myriad photos that Cindy had taken from the day before and swimming in the pool. Iryna did get a call from her agent with the information that at least one video of her had landed on You Tube holding my hand, but it hadn't really gotten noticed yet. We found it pretty easily, but you couldn't really see either of our faces, so no big deal. I hoped, anyway.
• As the new week started Iryna and I settled into an easy routine. I'd never looked forward to the end of the day like I did now. Instead of an apartment populated only by a roommate I had little in common with, I was heading home to the most wonderful person I had ever met. We cooked together, went for walks and bike rides, tried some local restaurants I hadn't been to, just spent time with each other.