Exit Stage Six: A Contemporary New Adult Romance Novella by Downey A.J

Author:Downey, A.J. [Downey, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: A.J. Downey
Published: 2014-04-06T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Evan was driving me nuts.

Sometimes in a good way, other times not… He ran so hot and cold. After we’d gone to breakfast he’d dropped me off at home with a kiss that was both gentle and beautiful and just what I’d needed. He promised to come by later but then I hadn’t seen him… for three days.

I went through my work weekend on auto pilot and had finally come to the debilitating conclusion that my status as a genetic time bomb probably had something to do with it. It’s why I didn’t tell people about it, or the reason why I didn’t want children as a general rule. I got one of two reactions, either pity or this… a complete withdrawal altogether.

Either one sucked. I swallowed hard and tried to concentrate on the textbook in my lap and couldn’t. Truth was I was hurting. Badly. I missed Evan and it hurt. There I admitted it. It was like three steps forward two steps back with this guy!

A knock at my door. I got up and went to it, my mouth going dry, my eyes growing hot at the image of Evan’s bent head on the other side of the peep hole.

“What do you want?” I called through the closed door. He raked his hand through his lank hair and called back…

“I want to talk to you.” I chewed my lip in indecision.

“Come on London, please?” he begged and anger swelled in my breast.

“No. Go away Evan!” I went back to my bed.

“Come on L.B.! I’m a dick! I’m sorry! I just had something I had to go do and it took longer than I thought it would!” there was a long silence and with a half shouted curse a hard thump. I think he kicked my door. I closed my eyes, swallowing hard.

Finally my anger won out. I went to my door and ripped it open.

“How much of your bullshit do you expect me to buy!?” I demanded angrily. Evan was crouched by the railing, cigarette in his hand curling pungent spicy smoke into the air.

“I really didn’t think it would take me that long. I expected to be back the next day but…”

“But what Evan!? I mean honestly!” his eyes narrowed in my direction.

“What did you think?” he asked, gaze raking over me. I stood there hugging myself and suddenly the words dried up and blew away. I didn’t want to tell him what I’d thought. It sounded pathetic.

“What did you think when I didn’t come back right away L.B.?” he stood in one fluid movement and I cast my eyes to the floor.

“Shit, you thought it was you…” he said, dawning realization in his voice, he took a step forward and I took one back.

“Was it?” I asked and winced when my voice cracked with emotion. I both wanted and didn’t want to know.

“Jesus Christ…” he muttered and I looked up to see him, head bowed, fisting the front of his hair.

“Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ…” he said over and over bouncing in place.

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