Chapter 38

Chapter 38

By the time Katrina got home from work that night, she was exhausted. So exhausted, that she contemplated not eating dinner at all.

Whenever Kylan went out of town, it always meant more work for her beforehand. This week had been no exception, and she was spent

She put away her briefcase and finally kicked off her heels, her feet immediately thanking her. She rolled each of her ankles a few times and then forced herself to go into her kitchen and look for something to eat. Katrina settled on making some pasta, pulling a small pot from a cabinet near the stove and filling it with the appropriate amount of water. Setting it on a burner, she turned it on and then leaned against her commer

A notification on her phone reminded her it was time to check into her coming flight, and she did so for Kylan as well. Yawning she poured the pasta into the now boiling water. She shifted around her kitchen in search of a wine glass. Once she found one, she pulled a half- empty boule of the liquid from her fridge, flicked the cork off, and filled the glass on the kitchen counter

she stirred the noodles periodically, taking absent sips of her wine every so often. She was pulled out of her sleepy revere by a knock on her front

door

one she didn't know. They were

She set down her wine glass, tentatively walking over to the door Glancing through the peephole, she saw someone holding a white bag in their hands, glancing down at their watch periodically

she unlocked her door and opened it a fraction of the way. "Can I help you?" she asked the stranger, eyeing him wearily.

"Katrina Morgan? I have her order here." The man indicated to the bag in his hands, holding it out to her.

anything! "Are you certain this is meant for

then back at her, shrugging. "I got your name and apartment number on it does it not?"

withdrew a few dollars from her wallet. She returned and handed the tip to the guy. "Thank you."

a look inside. She smiled when she realized she knew exactly where the

was

so. This was a nice gesture, a very nice one. Especially after a week of almost awkwardness since their last

a word in

ring. "Thank you. Sir. You didn't need to do that" she said before he

worked hard this week. Today,

down on the counter. She shed a colander out of

Leftovers won't hold up very well in my fridge over the Dext

other end of the line, and she worried she

it was only an

hand on her forehead, shaking her head at herself for how ridiculous she sounded. She sighed and found

you for the invitation. I have a few things I need to do before our flight tomorrow. You should go

painting, and she båt her inner cheek. "Thank you again for agreeing to meet my father. I assure you; it will mean a lot to him, she told him sincerely. Despite her nerves about how to sell

not staying with him,

about it, but he understands. He said he knows we want to have

up and

to see if Kylan

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