“Alice, Alice, Brian’s here to pick you up,” Jane whispered as she nudged me lightly.
I groaned and turned to check my bedside clock. It read 6:00 a.m. I blinked, hoping I’d seen wrong. Nope. Still 6:00 a.m.
“You mean he’s here… at this time?”
My eyelids were so heavy. I’d found it hard to fall asleep until deep into the night.
“Yes, he’s waiting,” Leah answered.
“By this time? Ugggghh.” I screamed into my pillow before throwing the blanket off and storming out to give him a piece of my mind.
There he was, seated on the living room sofa. Dressed and looking perfectly put together, like he owned the place. The audacity.
I planted myself in front of him. “Who in the world comes to pick someone up at 6:00 in the morning? Who?” This man dragged emotions out of me I didn’t even know I h
