Chapter FiveAlthough difficult, I managed to keep my evening plans, and the phone call that lead to them, a total secret from Sally. This is something I must sort out for myself. As I take the elevator down, ready to leave work for the day and battle the cold darkness outside, I can’t help obsessing about what’s going to happen in a short twenty minutes from now.
Overnight, I have been worrying, unable to sleep for hours, wondering over and over why Alex might be acting so strangely. After all, he could have just continued to avoid me, if he wanted to be a coward about it. Or even just tell me to my face that I’ve jumped the g*n. Eventually, and exhaustedly, I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. For now.
It doesn’t seem so simple anymore. Can I just show up there, smile and pre
