Chapter 9Steven leant me some clothes and drove me home. I was shaken, stirred, and put away wet. All those phrases that meant that I wasn’t in any condition for a jog back. He dropped me off with barely a goodbye. Though it was then I realized that, once again, I didn’t have my wallet, my keys, or my cellphone.
Turned out, I didn’t need them.
Ted came rushing out a minute later. He looked both worried and pissed. I knew why, too. “You saw from the window, huh?” I asked, sheepishly. I mean, if the truth really shall set you free, how on earth was I going to tell him just that, and not have him set me free?
“Are you okay?” he replied instead, moving in, until he was standing right in front of me. “I was…I was worried.” His eyes locked onto mine, sending a rumble through my belly. “You le
