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“I didn’t run. You cheated on me and you’re making me look like the bad guy!” he yells.
“I know what I did was wrong. But you wanted to talk about it. Then you skipped town without telling me, you moved all your stuff out and left me alone. How could you do that?” The tears puddle in my eyes.
“I needed time! I needed to know if I wanted to see you again despite you breaking my heart!” He’s holding back tears better than I am.
“I’m sorry. I am. But I can’t do this.”
“Don’t run from this, Luna, don’t run from me.”
“I’m not the one running.”
“Luna, if you run from this you’ll wake up one day and regret it. I love you and I know you love me just as much. Don’t let fear make you miss out on something great.” He holds my hand and the tears cascade down my cheeks. He pulls me in for a hug and I don’t protest, leaning my head against his chest. I inhale and close my eyes, knowing how at home I feel in his arms. Then I open them, remembering how terrible these few days felt and how I know I can’t put myself through that again.
“Goodbye, Cody.” I let go of him and don’t let myself look back. Afraid of what it might do to me if I have to face who might be the love of my life.
Chapter Sixteen
It’s pouring rain as I head into the subway station. I slide my metro card through the turnstile but my hands are so wet from the rain, I end up dropping the card on the dirty subway ground. Grimacing, I pick it up and try twice more until I give up and try the second turnstile. Letting me through, I go toward the escalator but of course it’s out of service today. I make my way down the two flights of steps and wait for the train to come. I look up at the automated sign and groan in defeat. I just missed a train and the next one wasn’t for twenty-five minutes. Accepting defeat, I take a seat on one of the benches and wish I had stopped for coffee already. My shoes are soaked from the rain and I am starting to get a bit chilly.
“Change, miss?” a homeless man asks, coming up out of nowhere.
“Sorry.” My mouth forms a tight smile as I avoid eye contact.
“Bitch,” he mutters as he walks away.Great, that’s just what this day needed.
I try to text Molly I’m going to be more than five minutes late but there’s no service here so the message turns to green and then says not delivered. I sigh and put my phone away as I continue waiting. A few more people on their way to work show up, holding umbrellas or their coats soaked from the rain. By the time the train gets here, I’m standing by the yellow line to ensure I’m getting on. I didn’t just wait for a half hour to have to wait for another one. Everyone gets off and I push my way on, grabbing a seat by the doors so I won’t have to push through a crowd of people to get off in a few stops.
Thankfully the office is just a few blocks away. It’s Monday morning, and I trudge into work like I didn’t have a life changing weekend. What was once my favorite place to go has become somewhere I dread going. I nod to Molly on the way in, too tired to bother saying hello or anything more. Closing the door behind me, I notice a Starbucks coffee on my desk with a small bag next to it. Upon further investigation, it’s a piece of Starbucks pumpkin loaf cake. I take a few bites while I look over the files Molly left on my desk. She must’ve known I might not be in the mood to do any talking today. Luckily I don’t even have any meetings so I can camp out in my office if I want to. I work straight into lunch when Molly comes in asking if there’s anything she can order for me.
“I’d love some sushi,” I say aloud but Molly lurks in the doorway.
“It’s not my business,” she shuts the door and whispers. “But if you happen to be pregnant and having the baby, it’s not recommended you have sushi.”
“Oh, right. Okay, then just a burger and fries?” I am embarrassed to admit I had forgotten about the pregnancy. Something that has been on my mind nonstop for the last twenty-four hours had suddenly gone to the back of my mind.
“Sounds good.” She smiles warmly. I appreciate that she is looking out for me,well for us.
Riley texts me a few times to check in and I let her know I’m not okay but I’m not ready to talk about anything. She understands and tells me to call her whenever I’m ready. I’m sure she knows what happened from Sawyer. Cody had to have told his best friend, in theory best friends shouldn’t date best friends. Now I have to worry about seeing Cody at events for my best friend, and there is nothing I can do about it.
A knock on my door pulls me from my obtrusive thoughts. Standing, the door opens before I have a chance to open it.
“Hey, Luna.” Parker stands before me, his jaw tight.
“Parker, how can I help you?” I ask, hoping this is a professional conversation and not personal.
“We should talk.” He pauses. “About us.”
“I’ll stop you right there, Parker, there is no us.”
“Luna, come on. You had to have felt what I felt.”
“No, look, Parker I don’t know what you expected getting a job here, but I’m not interested in you like that.”
“I’m sorry for kissing you, but I thought it’s what you wanted.”
“It’s not up for discussion. Not anymore. Especially now.”
“Why especially now?” He catches how I worded it. Do I tell him I’m pregnant? It might just be the thing to get him off my back, but should I tell him before I tell the father?
