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“Aunt Kennedy, you didn’t need to do that. I’ll be fine.”
“I did need to do that. I want to make sure you’re safe. I was still hoping you’d take him up on his offer to stay at the hotel while I’m gone.”
No way was that going to happen, but I didn’t tell her that.
Frank finished putting the suitcases in and stood next to the back door, waiting.
“You’d better go. I don’t want you to miss your flight.”
She pulled me into a tight hug. “Don’t forget to check in so I know you’re okay. Once I know how long I’ll be away, I’ll text you. Bye, sweet girl.”
“Bye.”
Frank helped her into the car, and with one last wave, they were gone. I stood there, enjoying the midmorning sun for a bit before I slowly walked back into the building.
That night, I spent the night alone for the first time in my entire life. I went from living with my mother and her being there every night to living with Aunt Kennedy.
Being alone was freeing, and it gave me a taste of what it would be like to live on my own.
I liked it.
After making myself dinner, I sat in the living room and ate while catching up on a reality TV show I was getting into. Sadly, I spent most of that time overthinking everything that had come to pass between Zander and me.
It seemed every time I closed my eyes, all I could see was his expression as he orgasmed in his hand. I could still hear the strain in his voice when he told me to stay and watch. And my body remembered, as well, since my breasts were growing heavy, and my nipples were starting to tingle.
The spot between my thighs grew damp, and I found myself squirming on the couch and watching TV until finally I gave in and slowly began to fall asleep.
I was almost asleep when a loud bang sounded from the second floor of the condo. I jumped, sitting up, and quickly turned off the TV so I could listen.
Standing, I quickly crept through the condo, looking behind me on occasion when I felt like I was being followed.
The condo was dark since I didn’t see a need to leave every light in the place on, and in a way, I was creeped out by the lack of illumination around me.
I had never been afraid of the dark, but there I was, ready to run to my room and crawl under my bed to cry. Without Kennedy there, the house seemed three times its size and every little noise freaked me out.
I moved silently through the darkness, making my way into the kitchen and close to the cell phone I had just recently gotten myself. I had never owned one before, but once I got my second paycheck, Aunt Kennedy thought it was time for me to get one.
I picked it up, holding it to feel more secure but not really ready to make a call. However, when the noise on the second floor sounded once again, I pressed the button on the side of the phone, causing the screen to light up.
Scrolling through the handful of contacts I had, I found Luke’s number and pushed send. I hadn’t talked to him since our date went south, but I knew I could call him for help.
I waited, watching the front door like a hawk while it dialed.
“Please pick up. Please pick up,” I whispered into the phone until I heard his voicemail message.
I almost burst into tears as I disconnected the call and then dialed another number. It rang three times before Dell, the bartender, picked up.
“Empire Sevens,” he greeted.
“Dell! It’s Eden; is Luke there?”
“Yeah, hold on.”
Dell’s voice became muffled as he called Luke from wherever he was. I breathed a small sigh of relief when I heard Luke’s voice on the other end.
“Eden? Are you okay? What’s wrong?”
Luke had been the first employee I had met at Empire Sevens, and after he had taken his time to show me to Aunt Kennedy’s office that first day, we had become super close. Now, I was worried he would hate me. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case.
