Chapter 115

I’m tense as I sit in the office, waiting for Jake. He hasn’t called or texted me all weekend, and I’ve been too afraid to contact him. Apart from after our time on his boat, we’ve never gone this long without contact, and it has me overly touchy and emotional. Already I’ve snapped at two receptionists for the most minor things when coming through the floor to the office. My nerves are eating away at me.

I recheck my watch.

When Rosalie takes up residence in her office area outside of mine, I realize it’s after nine, and Jake still hasn’t shown up; he’s rarely late. I’m tense and on edge, and I’ve no idea what we’ll even say to each other. All I’ve thought about all weekend is what we have done. How it felt to have him kiss and touch me that way, what it felt like to let Jake have sex with me. It brought me to tears over and over.

Despite everything that I thought when it first happened, I can’t deny that the memory is bittersweet. I felt alive, cherished, sexy, an