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This justthat much more complicated for me

Because I was taking Ben’s deal, I hadn’t had ti when I was forced to avoid her, but if I told her noould she even accept it?

I’d come to terms with itaround, either I’d planned, when things were safe, to tell her how I felt about her, and instead of getting back to hoere, to start over in a relationship that was a littleup

In the roaned as I rolled over, pulling my pillow over my head I didn’t want to see anyone In the next second, though, I froze, because ould coot this apartment, the only person who had come here was Zoe

Could that be her?

I slipped off the bed and went to the door I couldn’t ignore it if there was a chance it could be Zoe Maybe she was done being pissed at s were over between us?

When I opened the door, I was surprised to find Zoe there, even though I’d already guessed it had to be her She’d never co her over

“Zoe, hey Come in”

I stood aside to let her in “What are you doing here?” I asked

She glanced at me over her shoulder “Am I not welcome here?”

“You’re alelco here Don’t tell me you actually missed me?” I teased, but I was actually kind of happy

I walked over and wrapped my arms around her and placed a kiss on the side of her neck She was in heels today, so she was at ainstover et ahich was how this usually went, even ere in the privacy of my apartment Slowly, I pulled away and turned her around to face me

“Is so?” I asked I cou

ldn’t completely erase the ball of anxiety in my stomach

She must have known about our parents before I did She hadn’t said anything to me about it, and I didn’t kno she felt about it I couldn’t ask I was a little afraid of what she would say

“Nothing wrong It’s been a while, I just wanted to see how you were doing”

Her hands slid up my arms until they circled my shoulders Dazed, I let my hands settle on her waist It was true that it had been a while, though, the longest we’d probably gone without

“It’s been great, being back on the tea football and being on a team The situation now is definitely better”

If only things between us were okay, then I could be happier

“I’ve wanted to talk to you, actually, so it’s good you came I wasn’t sure you’d pick up if I called”

She shrugged “Of course I would have picked up”

I frowned “Zoe, you haven’t picked up any of my calls for days now”

She sht now”

“Seriously, you’re scaringon?”

Zoe laughed, and pecked a quick kiss on ry before It’s not like I don’t have a right to be It’ll just take so you every time the team has practice, because I’m always there”