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Conner
The second I wake up, I reach for my cell. I was expecting some messages from K after I left yesterday. She’d had the whole night to herself, so there would have been no reason why she couldn't have called if she wanted.
My stomach knots with the dread I fell asleep feeling.
Everything is okay, I tell myself. All of this is going to be over today.
I'm going to get my girl back.
I want to say the dread is replaced by excitement at that thought, but it's not. We've still got a long way to go until I can have her back here in my arms.
The knot only gets tighter when I see I don’t have a message or missed call from her.
Opening our conversation, I tap out a message.
Conner: Happy birthday, babe. I can't wait to celebrate with you later. Love you x
I stare at it, waiting for it to show as delivered. But it never does.
Finding another number, I hit call and lift my cell to my ear.
"Shelb, you heard from K?" I bark the second the call connects.
"Morning, Conner," she groans, her voice rough with sleep. "No, not yet. What time is it?"
"Almost lunch."
"Shit. I'll call her. Give me a few."
She hangs up on me before I can respond. The move pisses me off, but mostly I'm relieved that K has Shelbie in her corner.
I stare at the minutes as they pass on my cell, waiting for her to call back.
When her name appears, I'm so quick to answer it that I fumble and drop the fucking thing to my lap.
"Is everything okay?"
"I don't know. She sounded... weird."
"Fuck. I need to—"
"No, Conner. We've got a few hours until the party. Just sit tight and do what you need to do to get her back. You go running in now and you'll likely ruin everything and make all of her suffering pointless."
I nod, knowing that she's right despite how much I hate it.
"Conner?" she barks, reminding me that I didn't actually answer.
"Yeah. You're right."
"I know. Do you know what time you're going to be there yet?"
"No, we're going to get the lowdown later, apparently." Whatever the fuck that means.
"Okay, well you know where I am if you need me."
"Just... keep an eye on her... on them."
"You got it, Con. This is going to end today. Everything is going to be fine." Shelbie says those words like she's convincing herself more than she is me. I appreciate them though.
