Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Nine

I opened my eyes to a dull ache in my head. I sat in bed, taking note of the glass of water and the ibuprofen pills beside it with a small note fixed under the glass.

I left after you fell asleep. Take the pills when you wake up – Fred.

“Ugh!” I groaned as I reached for the much needed pills and threw them into my mouth, following with water. I held my head as I stood up and headed to the bathroom, unable to remember the events of the previous night after we left Fred’s restaurant.

As I brushed my teeth and got ready for the day, I prayed that I hadn’t done something as embarrassing as throwing up on his shirt.

I walked out of my unit and made an attempt to head to Fred’s to thank him for the pills and for driving me home when someone caught me off guard with a quiet greeting.

“Good morning. I believe you’re Lauren,” she said.

The woman had golden curls on her head with electric blue eyes that could be seen from a mile away. Her eyes were cove