Glancing at the clock, I saw it was a little after nine in the morning. Autumn was still naked and asleep next to me, curled into my side. She stirred at the sound of the doorbell, and I hurried out of bed to avoid waking her up. After tossing on a pair of jeans I had left on the floor of my room and a t-shirt, I went to the front door.After checking out the peephole, I cringed when I saw Delia pacing on my doorstep. By the way things were left yesterday, I was sure she had come to read me the riot act. I wasn’t concerned over the condition I left her dad in yesterday, but it had been on my mind over how my actions had affected her.I opened the door and gestured her inside. She strode past me and looked warily around the apartment until facing me. I assumed she was looking for signs of Autumn. It made me anxious over what she planned to say. Had I finally pushed Delia over the edge yesterday and lost her for good? I never meant to bring her more pain, but it had become unavoidable as I straddled the line of having both her and Autumn in my life.“Are you okay?”
