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matter entirely.
Zoë
sighed and tossed her phone down on her blankets. Just when she was sure this
morning couldn't get anymore complicated, it went and did just that. “Evan’s on
his way over,” she said when she felt Nate burning holes into the back of her
head. “You should probably go. If he sees you here this early he's going to
know something’s up.”
Nate
sat up and searched the floor for his clothing. When he was finally finished
getting dressed, he turned to look at Zoë and hesitated in the doorway. “What
is this?” he questioned in a serious manner, waving a hand between the two of
them.
Zoë shrugged
and tore her gaze from his. “I don't know what you expect me to say,” she
admitted, studying her hands
“I
don’t expect anything,” Nate corrected. “I just wish you’d do the right thing
for once without being asked.”
“What
about Audrey?” Zoë questioned, reading between the lines. “Should I assume
you're going to rush home and tell her?”
Nate
hesitated. He'd been so busy thinking about Zoë and how she’d handle things
with Evan that he'd neglected to consider how he’d break the news to Audrey.
“See,”
Zoë remarked. “It's not so easy, now is it?”
“I
just…I don't want to hurt her,” Nate admitted. In the past, he’d never pegged
himself as the type of guy to cheat. He always thought that he was better than
that, and yet here he was dealing with the repercussions of a night he’d spent
with a woman who most definitely wasn’t his girlfriend.
“Well I
hate to break it to you, but I think you already have.”
Zoë’s
words couldn't have been any simpler, but they hit Nate with an unexpected
force. She was right. Neither one of them could undo what had already
transpired.
Zoë
sighed heavily and turned to look out the window beside her bed. “Anyways, you
should go,” she said as she glanced back down at her phone. “Evan will be here
any minute now.”
Nate nodded,
reluctantly pulling away from the doorframe and making his way out of her
apartment.
As soon
as he was gone, Zoë rushed to hide any evidence that he’d been there and jumped
in the shower to scrub the remnants of his cologne from her body. She was in
the process of tying up her hair when she heard her front door open, followed
by the sound of heavy footsteps.
Zoë
didn’t have to guess who it was. Evan never knocked. He always just sauntered
right in. It was one of the many minor character flaws he possessed that never
ceased to annoy her.
“Surprise!”
Evan called out when Zoë entered the kitchen. He was unloading a bag of
groceries from the farmers market onto her counter, and his expression was far
too relaxed for a guy who was about to get dumped. “I thought I’d come by and
make you brunch. I’ve got all your favorites. Bagels, smoked salmon,
fritters…the works.”
Zoë sat
down at her kitchen table and forced a smile, but Evan saw right through it.
“You
okay?” he questioned, stopping what he was doing to study her face. “I’ve never
known you to not be excited about food.”
Zoë
sighed and nodded at the empty chair across from her. “Sit down,” she insisted.
“We need to talk.”
Across
town, Nate found himself in a similar predicament. He sat at his desk and
drummed his fingers against the wood, keeping his gaze focused on the foggy
scenery outside his window as he tried to contemplate what to do next.
Audrey
hadn’t stopped calling him all morning. If he dodged her calls any longer,
she’d surely get suspicious. That is, if she wasn’t already.
Nate
sighed and picked up his phone to type out a quick text to her.
Can you Face time?
Audrey
replied right away.
I'm off to a fitting. Can it wait?
Nate wasted
no time in telling her that it couldn’t. He wasn’t sure the courage he’d
mustered up would still be there later. It
Zoë
sighed and tossed her phone down on her blankets. Just when she was sure this
morning couldn't get anymore complicated, it went and did just that. “Evan’s on
his way over,” she said when she felt Nate burning holes into the back of her
head. “You should probably go. If he sees you here this early he's going to
know something’s up.”
Nate
sat up and searched the floor for his clothing. When he was finally finished
getting dressed, he turned to look at Zoë and hesitated in the doorway. “What
is this?” he questioned in a serious manner, waving a hand between the two of
them.
Zoë shrugged
and tore her gaze from his. “I don't know what you expect me to say,” she
admitted, studying her hands
“I
don’t expect anything,” Nate corrected. “I just wish you’d do the right thing
for once without being asked.”
“What
about Audrey?” Zoë questioned, reading between the lines. “Should I assume
you're going to rush home and tell her?”
Nate
hesitated. He'd been so busy thinking about Zoë and how she’d handle things
with Evan that he'd neglected to consider how he’d break the news to Audrey.
“See,”
Zoë remarked. “It's not so easy, now is it?”
“I
just…I don't want to hurt her,” Nate admitted. In the past, he’d never pegged
himself as the type of guy to cheat. He always thought that he was better than
that, and yet here he was dealing with the repercussions of a night he’d spent
with a woman who most definitely wasn’t his girlfriend.
“Well I
hate to break it to you, but I think you already have.”
Zoë’s
words couldn't have been any simpler, but they hit Nate with an unexpected
force. She was right. Neither one of them could undo what had already
transpired.
Zoë
sighed heavily and turned to look out the window beside her bed. “Anyways, you
should go,” she said as she glanced back down at her phone. “Evan will be here
any minute now.”
Nate nodded,
reluctantly pulling away from the doorframe and making his way out of her
apartment.
As soon
as he was gone, Zoë rushed to hide any evidence that he’d been there and jumped
in the shower to scrub the remnants of his cologne from her body. She was in
the process of tying up her hair when she heard her front door open, followed
by the sound of heavy footsteps.
Zoë
didn’t have to guess who it was. Evan never knocked. He always just sauntered
right in. It was one of the many minor character flaws he possessed that never
ceased to annoy her.
“Surprise!”
Evan called out when Zoë entered the kitchen. He was unloading a bag of
groceries from the farmers market onto her counter, and his expression was far
too relaxed for a guy who was about to get dumped. “I thought I’d come by and
make you brunch. I’ve got all your favorites. Bagels, smoked salmon,
fritters…the works.”
Zoë sat
down at her kitchen table and forced a smile, but Evan saw right through it.
“You
okay?” he questioned, stopping what he was doing to study her face. “I’ve never
known you to not be excited about food.”
Zoë
sighed and nodded at the empty chair across from her. “Sit down,” she insisted.
“We need to talk.”
Across
town, Nate found himself in a similar predicament. He sat at his desk and
drummed his fingers against the wood, keeping his gaze focused on the foggy
scenery outside his window as he tried to contemplate what to do next.
Audrey
hadn’t stopped calling him all morning. If he dodged her calls any longer,
she’d surely get suspicious. That is, if she wasn’t already.
Nate
sighed and picked up his phone to type out a quick text to her.
Can you Face time?
Audrey
replied right away.
I'm off to a fitting. Can it wait?
Nate wasted
no time in telling her that it couldn’t. He wasn’t sure the courage he’d
mustered up would still be there later. It
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