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When the elevator doors reopened, I began to come to my senses, “Where are we?”
“My place. I have no idea where you live, and you didn’t answer me when I asked you, so I brought you back here.” He walked ahead of me to a door and unlocked it.
“I shouldn’t be here, I need to go.” I turned to leave, and Stewart called my name.
“Ember, let’s at least get you dried off. Come on, I’m just trying to be a friend right now, nothing else.” Of course, that’s what Colt had said too, until he sent word that he didn’t. Fuck Colt.
If my body hadn’t been so cold and wet, I probably would’ve left. I knew I should have, but right then I just didn’t want to be alone. I slowly walked into his apartment and briefly looked around to see that it was as beautiful, if not more so, than Colt’s place.
“Let me go get a towel.” I waited near the front door while Stewart walked down a hallway and disappeared. What the hell was I doing here? I should go.
Before I could get back out the door, Stewart had returned, holding out a large gray towel for me. “Come on, take the towel Ember. Let’s get you dried off and make you some coffee or something. Then you can tell me what’s going on.”
I buried my face in the towel for a moment, wishing that I was alone so I could fall apart, but I wasn’t.
“Follow me into the kitchen while I make some coffee.” He went ahead and left me in the entryway. I could’ve turned and left, but as much as I wanted to fall apart, I also didn’t want to leave. I ended up following him into his kitchen, and he pointed to a stool at the counter.
“So do you want to tell me what’s going on?” Stewart asked as he filled the coffeemaker with water.
“Stewart, I really appreciate what you’ve done, but I don’t want to pull you into this. It’s my drama, not yours.”
Stewart laughed gently. “Well, since I’m about to marry into the family, the drama is about to become mine, too.” He turned and looked at me over his shoulder, “So spill.”
“There’s not much to say. I was stupid. I thought that Colt really cared about me,” I picked at my thumbnail, “but I was wrong.”
