Scarlett washed her hands for the third time in her bathroom. Wade had come home earlier than he usually did, earlier than she had expected, and she had locked herself in her room and then proceeded to clean and clean until there was not much she could do. When she had texted him earlier about wanting to talk, she figured she still had a lot of time to build up her courage before he would be home, but when he arrived at the penthouse hours before he was supposed to, she had panicked.
She let the cold water from the faucet run over her hands one more time, and then she wiped her hands with a towel and headed downstairs. She had made her decision, and she was going to stand by it no matter what Wade thought. She walked down the stairs and met him sitting in the living room, he looked up as
