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They’d finally given up on followingbecause every time I turned around to pace back the way I’d coet out ofon the areting with the heet otten back to her house

Ian had called Luke, who’d sent Es were dealt with at ho while I was so upset

It was Wednesday, three days after a pretty kickass weekend that had ended with me asleep on the couch while my man watched a oodbye to TJ, who’d swoopedhis hair and letting hi Then Ian had taken, hair-pulling, eyes-rolling-back-in-the-head, screaood like that

And Monday and Tuesday were perfectly fine, noro when I walked intoin front of the dresser, the top one open and full of Ian’s shirts, folded neatly More than that, there was a very strong chlorine-y s my eyes water

Confused, and more than a little disturbed, I’d retrieved my phone from my purse on the kitchen counter and called Ian

"U ly "And did you use bleach or so in the bathroom today?"

He’d sounded distracted when he answered, "What? What the fuck are you talking about? I’ you Why in the hell would you asklike that? And no, I didn’t use…"

His words cut off and he’dthrough and the phone was beeping non-stop in his ear Suddenly, I’d heard hi as he’d asked, "Are you at home?"

I opened my mouth to reply but stopped when a slip of paper on Ian’s pillow caught htening on it as the words penetrated, leavingto Ian other than, "Get Hohtly clenched teeth

I’d hung up on hi the note, and then stalked to my dresser to confirdown into the drawers I’d wrenched open, the note still crumpled in my fist when my sister had walked in, Everly on her hip

As soon as I’d seen her, I’d whirled and pushed her gently out of the roo!" I’d moved her into the kitchen before I’d asked, "What are you doing here?"

She’d explained that Ian had called Luke to send her over to pick me up, but hadn’t really told her why Just that she needed to take me to their house and wait for Ian I hadn’t explained anything to her then, either I’d just opened my hand and dropped the crumpled note onto the counter She’d s asped as she read

Then she’d folded it haphazardly, shoved it in her pocket, and after grabbing my keys off the counter, she’d shoved my purse into my hands and marched ht us back to here,room incessantly

I’d just turned on my heel to start back across the roos into a barking fit I glanced out to see Ian running flat out for the house and rabbeddown to stare into ently, "Are you okay? Why wouldn’t you answer o ho here?" I asked, flatly