Chapter 15

I wander across the street towards the Huntsbergers, that knot of anxiety that has plagued me since Sophie and I fought a couple of days ago, and I’ve been unable to leave to go home without fixing this. I hate fighting with her, hate when we’re mad and brooding apart, but sometimes we need time apart to simmer. Sophie can be hard work at the best times, especially when she is closed up in her usual defensive, keeping everyone at arm’s length. I was tired, lack of sleep had me short with her, and I acted like an asshole who should have known better than to bite when she pushed me away. She does this when she needs people the most, and I’m a complete ass for not recognizing classic ‘Sophie in pain’ mode.

I guess because it’s been a while since she viciously pushed me away. I have pulled her name up in my cell a million times in the last couple of days, but my gut told me I owed her a face-to-face. She’s all I have thought about. Guilt was eating away at my stubborn mood and a l