Total pages in book: 117
Estimated words: 114492 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 572(@200wpm)___ 458(@250wpm)___ 382(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 114492 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 572(@200wpm)___ 458(@250wpm)___ 382(@300wpm)
I bring her the drink. “An old fashioned,” I say.
“Oh, you hipster.” She notices my empty hands. “You didn’t make one for yourself?”
“I don’t wanna be here when you read my application,” I say. “I’m gonna go down to the casino and meet Henn.”
“Oh. Okay. Suit yourself.”
There’s a long pause. I stand, rooted to my spot, my hand in my pocket.
“Now would be when you finally give me your application, Josh,” she says.
I exhale. “I know.”
There’s another long pause. I’m waiting for her to say, “Don’t worry about it. I don’t care what it says.” But she doesn’t. She just stares at me, smiling like a wolf.
“Okay,” I finally say. I grab my laptop from the table, click into my PDF-formatted application, and lay the laptop on her lap. “Here you go, Madame Terrorist,” I say. “Enjoy.”
“Thank you kindly,” she says.
“Text me when you’re done so I can come get you. I don’t want you to be alone out there—now more than ever. I didn’t like the looks of that Max guy.”
She nods. “I promise.”
I take a deep breath. “Okay. Well. Happy reading.”
“Thank you.”
I linger briefly, hoping she’ll say never mind. But she doesn’t.
I bite the inside of my cheek for minute. “Okay, well, bye.”
“Bye.” She shoots me a clipped wave.
I return her wave and stride to the front door of the suite, my heart pulsing in my ears. Just before I leave, I turn back around. Kat’s settling herself into her chair. She takes a swig of her old fashioned and leans into the screen, biting her lip.
The hair on the back of my neck stands up. This is it—the brick wall I’ve been hurtling toward without brakes since I first laid eyes on that beautiful terrorist. And now the damned wall is finally here, an inch from my fucking nose, and there’s nowhere to turn.
I take a deep breath, open the door, and quietly slip into the hallway.
The door closes behind me.
I close my eyes.
Crash.
TO BE CONTINUED…