CHAPTER NINE † CHOICEI WOKE UP bright and early on a sunny Wednesday prepared to defend my introspective. The weather, rare this time of year, supported the decision
I’d made. My second bizarre dream encounter with Luka—which I refused to call a moment of weakness even if it really was—gave me much needed perspective. I held my answer to
Yana’s offer close to my chest. Not even Larry or Silvia knew.
Speaking of, I peeked into my room from the kitchen where I’d begun brewing coffee. Larry slept in my bed fully clothed. Since the night he brought pizza, we’d come to an
understanding. No more no-strings-attached s*x. He stayed because I told him about the dreams. That I needed to know someone slept beside me when I woke up from them. Like a security blanket, I
grudgingly admitted. He did
