I had been impatiently leaning out my window to watch for him. Now he was here, stepping out of his car to pick me up. “Hey!” I called down, with a wave. He jerked his head up toward me and gave me a tight smile, returning my wave, before he got back into his car, closing the door behind him. I walked over to the front door and slid on my white flip flops before I pulled open the small closet door next to it. I reached down and grabbed my purse off the floor, double checking to make sure that the check was inside, before I walked out and locked the apartment door behind me. Exiting the building, I went over to Arsen’s car and pulled open the passenger door. I leaned in and tossed my purse into the backseat before I sat down and pulled my seatbelt on. “Hey,” I said again, leaning over to give him a quick kiss on the cheek. “Yeah.” That was his response. Not a “hello” or “hey yourself”, just “yeah.” I looked at him and shook my head. Something was obviously bothering him, but I had a feeling he wouldn’t tell me until it was the right time.
