Chapter 7
Jess wasn’t sure she wanted to invite Robert up. Bad enough her apartment looked like a slum compared to his penthouse. Added to that was Jess’s increasing fatigue and the dark cloud that once again settled over her as she thought of the empty rooms and all they signified. Jess imagined herself getting inside, alone, and heading straight for her bed, pulling the covers completely over her head and just vanishing. For days.
She fidgeted with her hands, pulling a stray strand of yarn off her mittens as Robert backed the Lexus into a parking space on Paulina, around the corner from her building.
Part of her wanted to say, “Oh, don’t bother yourself with parking. I’ll just hop out here.” But the other part, the stronger part, wanted to stay with him, even if it was only for a litt
