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She offered to let me stay till Sunday, but I don’t think I will, especially if I’m not working there anymore.
I know Grey said I could, but I don’t want to do anything to aggravate his father.
Maybe it’s best this way anyway. I mean, it’s not like I’m ready to date and he doesn’t exactly strike me as the emotionally available type.
As I wash the sponge and then my hands, there’s a knock at the door. I glance at the clock above the stone as I wipe my hands on a kitchen towel.
9.10 p.m.
Wondering if Carrie has got here early, I head to the door, only for a shiver to roll through me as I see Grey on the other side.
I decide to forgo slippers as I pause for a moment, wondering if I should even open the door.
“Hey.”
“Hey. Are you okay?” he asks.
“Yeah. I’m good.”
“I, um, I didn’t know you had a boyfriend.”
“I don’t. I mean, he wasn’t my boyfriend. He was just… someone I dated casually. I shouldn’t have. It turned into a mess.”
“He seemed pretty angry.”
“Oh, I've had worse break-ups,” I mutter. “It’s okay.”
In fact, this one barely registers on the trauma scale compared to the hell of my last.
“Well, I’m sorry if he scared you.”
“He didn’t. Not really.”
He nods, his floppy brown hair falling over his golden skin. “I… Can I come in?”
I recall Kohl’s request from before. “I'm sorry. Carrie’s going to be home soon. Plus, I’m kind of running on empty at this point.”
“My father told me about her return.”
“I’m guessing he had something to do with that.”
“No doubt,” he replies. “I’m sure she’ll be getting a nice bonus at the end of the month. It’ll help with her wedding.”
“I don’t think she meant any harm.”
“No, I’m sure she didn’t.”
“Look, Greyson, I… I don’t think I’m going back tomorrow.” His eyes drop for a moment. “You don’t have to pay me for the week or anything. Just the three days I was there.”
“We’re paying you for two weeks.”
“Why? I don’t want that.”
“We’ve inconvenienced you.”
“Hardly. The three days is fine.”
“It’ll be two weeks.”
