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I dried off and changed into my pyjamas, then headed back downstairs to get my phone and see what I could order for dinner.
I also needed to tell Granny I was home, and I’d promised William…
I sighed.
I’d promised William that I’d text him when I was home. And when I’d landed, but I hadn’t done that, so I really did need to message him.
I sent Granny’s text quickly, followed by his and a quick one to Amber so she knew I was home, and dropped onto the sofa. With that done, I needed to order food, and I was so miserable that my desire to wallow in a glass or two of wine was going to narrow down the list of available food options.
I was going to have to choose the place that delivered the wine.
That made my decision a lot easier, and I placed an order at the local Indian restaurant. Honestly, it was carbs, carbs, and then some more carbs, but that was all I needed right now.
Wine and carbs. To drown my misery in.
The past week had been the most surreal experience, and I wasn’t sure I would be able to fully process everything that had happened or the feelings I was feeling.
In a weird way, I was kind of glad to be home. Sure, it was quiet, and I was alone, but it gave me a day to decompress tomorrow before I had to get back to real life.
In other words, I had a full day to talk myself both into and out of seeing William again.
I wasn’t sure if never seeing him again was an option.
He’d been insistent in the airport, and honestly, I couldn’t stop thinking about his words.
The way he’d promised me he wasn’t going to let me go again…
I sighed again and picked my phone back up, grabbing the remote at the same time so I could turn on the television and get some background noise here. I didn’t care what was on the TV, just that it was something to break the silence.
Granny had responded, at least.
GRANNY: Your boyfriend is miserable. He ruined my dinner.
ME: He’s not technically my boyfriend.
GRANNY: I don’t care. He’s miserable. Please declare your undying love for him as soon as possible.
ME: It was a safe journey home, thank you for asking, and I’ve ordered Indian food for dinner because Amber is at her parents’. Let me know when you’re home and we’ll have dinner.
GRANNY: Tuesday. And I want to see you, because we need to talk.
ME: …I change my mind. I’m busy Tuesday.
GRANNY: I expect you at one for lunch.
ME: Make it two. I have a meeting at school in the morning.
GRANNY: I can compromise. I’ll tell your boyfriend to text you so you don’t keep bothering me.
ME: I’m so glad you think my texting you to let you know I’m safe is bothering you. I shan’t bother again.
GRANNY: Make sure you don’t.
I shook my head and backed out of that chain to see Amber asking why I was home early. I sent her a shortened version of the events of the day, confirmed she was at her mum’s, and told her she owed me a pint of milk for not having any food in the house.
All that happened in time for William to reply to me. Finally.
WILLIAM: How was your flight?
