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Now, if the feeling that something is wrong would leave, I’d be more at ease thinking about everything that’s right. But it keeps getting worse with each passing hour. Maybe it’s because I haven’t seen Nate today.
Last night I fell asleep on his lap while we were watching a horror movie. As I told Nate, I’ve never been the type to run away from what terrifies me.
I still sometimes hide in my closet with my notebook, but I haven’t done that a lot lately.
Something else I haven’t had much trouble with as of late is insomnia, because I slept like a baby after I used his thigh as a pillow.
I woke up in my bed alone, and no, I wasn’t disappointed. Okay, maybe a tiny bit.
Anyway, when I went downstairs, he was already gone. Martha said he went to work early this morning and when I found that he’d left me a Post-it Note that said “Eat your breakfast,” I hid it in my pocket as I did just that. Not that I’m collecting his notes. Fine, I totally am.
And then when I got to W&S, he wasn’t here either. Grace said he had off-site meetings today.
So maybe that’s what the bad feeling is all about. The fact that I haven’t seen him at all today. It’s crazy to think I survived with catching glimpses of him in the past, but not seeing him for a whole day is messing up my equilibrium.
“Earth to Gwen,” a male voice calls.
I snap out of my daze and focus on Chris and Jane. We’re having lunch together in the IT department because we’re the cool kids and don’t care about the crowd in the cafeteria. And because Jane doesn’t like it when there are too many people. It makes her super fidgety and awkward, so Chris and I aren’t going to leave her alone.
“Finally back to the world of the living?” he asks.
“I’ve been here all along,” I lie through my teeth.
“No, you haven’t.”
“Yeah, you haven’t been.” Jane takes a bite of her sandwich.
“Hey! Whose side are you on, Jane?”
“No one’s?”
I bump her shoulder with mine. “I found you first, you know. Chris is extracurricular.”
“Who are you calling extracurricular?” He steals my fries and throws them in his mouth before I can stop him.
“You!”
“Lies. You love me, Gwen.”
“Maybe I’d just love to hit you right now.”
“Uh…should I go?” Jane says with a straight face. “Let you guys get a room or something?”
“We’re not like that,” I say.
“Yeah, we’re not.” Chris taps his chest. “She broke my poor little heart, so I’ve been trying to fill it with stuff.”
“Stuff like clubbing?” I ask.
“You don’t have the right to judge, babe.”
“Wait, you guys were a thing?” Jane stares between us.
“A tiny little thing that Gwen murdered mercilessly. Don’t be fooled by the innocent look. She breaks hearts.” He feigns a sad expression and waggles his brows at me. The dork.
“Yeah, I realized Chris is too good for me. But hey, I can matchmake you guys.”
“What the fuck? I’m wounded, Gwen. You think I’d need your help to hit it off with Jane?
