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Embarrassment washed over me as I stood in the middle of the parking lot in bare feet while Sid cleaned them off with a towel. He stood and moved the hair away from my face.
“Can I take you home?” he asked.
“No. I can get a ride.”
I looked around for someone to take me to Rebecca’s house.
“Kat, let me take you home. Please.”
“Fine.” I marched to his truck and climbed in. He set my shoes down on the floor and handed me a plastic bag before walking around and climbing into the driver’s side.
The drive to Rebecca’s was filled with awkward silence. My head hurt and I was starving. I rested my head back against the seat and closed my eyes.
“We’re here,” Sid whispered.
My eyes fluttered open. Sid hopped out and ran around the front of the truck. He opened the door for me and helped me out. My feet hit the cold pavement, and I shivered.
I hurried up to the front door, thinking of all the popcorn I was going to eat when I got inside. I dug through my purse for my keys. When I didn’t feel them, I panicked. My search became frantic as I realized they weren’t there. I dumped the contents of my purse onto the porch, kneeled down, and searched through everything. There wasn’t a lot since I’d taken a clutch.
“Shit.”
“What’s wrong?” Sid asked, kneeling beside me.
“I can’t find my keys or my phone.”
“Do you want me to call Rebecca?”
The wind whipped around us, and I shivered again. I’d forgotten my coat at the restaurant, which was probably where my keys and phone were.
“Hi, Becks. Do you know if Kat’s keys and phone are there?” Sid asked.
“They’re in my coat. In her office,” I said.
“Kat said they’re in her coat in your office.”
What the hell was I going to do now? Everything was closed, and I couldn’t sit on the porch to wait for Rebecca. It was freezing out. Tiny snowflakes drifted from the sky and landed on my hair and eyelashes.
“Okay. Great. I’ll take care of her. I promise.”
He hung up with Rebecca, and when he looked at me, my stomach filled with dread.
“No. No way.”
“Kat, it’s freezing out, and it’s snowing. You have nowhere to go, and Rebecca said she’s going to be at the restaurant for a few more hours. Come to my house and get warm. I’ll make you some coffee.”
“I don’t want coffee.”
“How about tea?”
Emotions from the night mixed with the alcohol, and I sobbed.
“Kat, I’m so sorry.”
“Stop! I don’t want your apologies. I don’t want to be anywhere near you. Take me to Betty’s.”
“It’s after ten. She’s asleep. You have to schedule a late check-in.”
I cried harder and then sat down on the porch. The cold seeped through my dress, freezing my ass and thighs.
