Emma…
I bolt upright in the blackness. s**t. I feel my heart thundering through my chest. Where am I? I search for a light—a light to rescue me from this feeling of doom.
I slide my legs off the pillowy bed and blindly reach out my arms. I make contact with something cold and hard on the nightstand. The lamp! I reach up and hear the tong sound as my hand lands on the metal lamp shade. Light explodes through the room.
Blinking a few times, I take in my surroundings. I’m in Rick’s room. Slowly, the events of last night rush back to me.
Last night, I think and a tug pulls at my heart. I never knew Rick was capable of being … gentle … passionate … so much more…
I take in the room. It is painted in a rich burgundy with gold sparkles glittering the walls and resembling stars in the warm
