fast-paced pedestrian and the constant hum of traffic were a di

r around her body, a gust o

had

lo

h Derek oblivious to everything, there was

found a tiny apartment through an online listing, and sh

he street, startling her. "Watch it, lady!"

as alone in a new city, pregnant with the children of a man who didn't eve

stion weighed heavily on her shoulders. She climbed the narrow

the bed and sat on the edge, w

eyes, but she refus

made he

-

ache, he looked around the room an

e was about to get off t

lk robe, her blonde hair perfectly arr

th a small smile, carrying a

na? Why a

d the tray on the nightstand and

ened. "Reme

ould only remember he had a drink

to drink last night. You passed out on the c

nd like him. He knew his limits, and

out?" He as

off. His body ached, but not in the way it would afte

his gut telling him

t w

ily. "Anyway, I'll leave you to

he door, pausing jus

m over her shoulder, her lips c

m sitting there with an uneasy

. He kept convincing himself that nothing had happened be

from her window, with a

tiny vial of clear liquid; the remnants of th

smirk spread a

but soon enough, she'd hav

he had to d