Descent (Black Heart Romance presents Heaven & Hell)

Chapter Thirty Seven
Hallie
It’s morning when my eyes open again.
Calvin is gone, but he left me a pile of presents on his side of the bed.
Wiping the bleariness from my eye, I try to sit up, but my body still feels tired.
I sink back down and grab the now-familiar matte black envelope off his pillow.
Hallie,
I have to leave for work, but I’ve transferred your alarm to your cell phone. Take it with you
today, but I’ll be retrieving it and putting it away again tonight.
I fed Marie breakfast so you don’t have to worry about it.
Hollis has your credit card in case you decide to do any shopping.
Enjoy your day out. I hope your work meeting goes well. Don’t forget that once your current
commitments have been fulfilled, you’ll be halving your workload. Now that we have a baby on
the way, you can reduce it even more if you want to. I’m sure there will be plenty popping up to
keep you busy.
-Calvin
That last line seems strangely ominous, but I don’t think he meant it that way.
Sighing, I drop the envelope and force myself to sit up. I shift so I’m sitting cross legged on the
mattress, then I haul the black Chanel bag over first. It’s a small bag, and inside I find a long, beautiful
necklace with black and pearly white beads on a gold chain with gold Chanel Cs in two places. It’s
fashionable and lovely, just my style.
I grab the Nordstrom bag next and pull out a cute skirt, black and white houndstooth check print.
There’s a thin white top with it, long-sleeved and ribbed, but it doesn’t seem like it will be too hot.
When I go to unfold the shirt so I can look at the whole thing, a note falls out.
You could wear this in Paris…