Chapter 172

Chase’s POV

“Can we talk?” Emma asked, standing in my doorway. The last person I expected to see was her.

She and Kevin had a little scuffle in the morning. I only caught on it while carrying my coffee from the kitchen to my room.

It felt like the universe was gonna greet me with something more pleasant than coffee, their breakup!

I felt high and happy until she screamed at me. Hadn’t been more embarrassed in a couple of days.

So I did what I knew best to do, pack my shit and leave.

It’s been too much shit I’d been through. On the drive to my place, I asked myself just how many ‘no’s, both subtle and direct, I needed to be told, to take a hint and leave.

I hadn’t been more resilient about anything like I was about losing Emma.

But even that got tiring.

I didn’t want to force myself on her, if she wanted me, she’d come.

And she did come.

“I don’t know about that, Em.” I replied to her.

“Well, I do.” She sa