I had already started thinking about what needed to be done. No one could know, and blocking my plans would require intense concentration until Friday. How I now hated the very life I had just grown to love. But no lives could be lost on my account. I had to do it, I had to go. “Everything alright love?” He frowned as if he knew I might try to lie. This was going to be nearly impossible, and if I did manage to fool him, at least I could prove good acting skills. I kissed him between his brows, smiling. “Oh, last night. I was just – restless and sleepy after you left, you know, a horrible combination, missing you the second you left.” Despite my flirting, his eyes narrowed. “Hhmm. Okay, well I sensed you were very anxious.” He continued contemplating me after I broke my gaze, unable to look him in the eye and speak untruths. “Don’t turn paranoid on me, Fairchild,” I teased. This was a living hell I could not escape, and as much as I thought about my options, the less I seemed to have.
