Chapter 104

• Haddie and she have been like ships passing in the night the past couple of days, but she is awfully curious as to her cryptic notes about her night with Nicholas. She's still confused as hell at what happened between leaving Nicholas's house and arriving at her doorstep. The two differing vibes have left her confused and moody and desperate to see him again, see if what she thought was between them was real or if she'd imagined it. At the same time, she's angry and hurt, and her heart aches at what she wants so badly to be but is afraid never will. She has over-thought and over-analyzed every second of their drive home, and the only conclusion is that their connection unnerves him. That her willingness to return when all others would have run scares him. And even with that knowledge, the past few days have been unsettling. She's shed a few tears from her doubts, and Matchbox Twenty has been on repeat on her iPod. It has also helped that she has a job where she has to work twenty-four-hour shifts to occupy her time.
• She takes a sip of her Diet Coke, singing along to "Stupid Boy," and finishes adding ingredients to the salad when she hears the front door slam. She can't fight the smile that spreads on her lips when she realizes just how much she's missed Haddie these past few days. Haddie has been so busy working on projects for a new client that PRX is trying to land she's basically been sleeping at the office.
• “My goodness, I’ve missed you, silly girl!” Haddie announces as she comes into the kitchen and wraps her arms around her in a soul-warming hug.