Chapter 31

The flight is long and depressing. I barely sleep at all, and now, after two nights of zero sleep, I am a walking zombie as I push my way through the people exiting JFK airport onto the street, hoping to find a cab. It’s still another thirty minutes or more in a car back to Manhattan, and I’m seeing double with fatigue. It’s around seven a.m., and the sky is bright with a new day and cold. You can tell there has been a recent bout of storms and snow due to how icy the air around me is, and I swear it’s colder than Europe right now. Never thought that was possible.

I’m beyond happy to be back on American soil, my feet planted on familiar sidewalks and looking around at people who sound like home. If we move our asses, we will get to my apartment before Arrick leaves for work, and I’ll get a chance to shock him with my presence and give him a piece of my mind.

I may still be due him some mad Sophie, but now all I want and need is Arrick to hug me and tell me it’s all going