Diana

Christian's cool dismissal had shaken me, making me feel like an unwelcome guest in his home. He’d been so excited about me staying the night when he brought it up last week, but now I felt more like a nuisance.

“Hey,” he said from the threshold. I didn’t reply, just watched as he propped his shoulder against the frame. “Do you have everything you need?”

“Yeah.” Except for you. I kept that thought to myself, not wanting to make things more awkward than they already were. I clutched the clean pyjamas had in my hand to my chest in an attempt to soothe the ache. “I’m just going to...