Crushing Emeralds

Chapter Twenty Two

I slowly wake up and get ready to face Blake. I see that the guest bedroom door is open and panic sets in faster than I want it to. I go downstairs and the aroma of bacon leads me into the kitchen.

Blake stands at the stove cooking...something. I look at the platters of food on the kitchen table already. There are a plate of biscuits, bacon and a pitcher of orange juice. He walks over to the table and places some scrambled eggs already in a bowl on the table as well. I sit down with him and enjoy a great breakfast.

With our dishes rinsed and put it in the dishwasher, I still haven’t said a word. Without wasting time prolonging the inevitable, I walk towards the door to gather my purse and exit the house. Blake runs after me yelling at me to wait up.

I stop at the end of the driv