I felt awful for faking being asleep. It was probably one of the worst things I had done to a woman and to Aurora of all people. I just needed time to work out how I was going to handle the whole situation. I knew I needed to speak to Emily and really I should have given Aurora a head up before I did it, but I couldn't face it. There was no way for me to know how Aurora was going to react and nothing had really changed. I still couldn't tell her the truth.
I left early for work fully expecting to need to walk back. "For f**k's sake!" I really thought she would have taken the car. It never occurred to me that she would even consider walking what must be a three-mile walk at night. I could have headed back inside and sat and enjoyed a coffee, especially given that I wasn't due at the wareh
