Hudson
“What the f**k!” My hands flew up to my nose.
“Oh my God! Hudson! I’m so sorry. Are you okay?”
My eyes had started to water, so I assumed that was the wetness I felt. Until I took my hands away and realized they were covered in blood.
“Holy s**t! You’re bleeding!” Stella grabbed a roll of paper towels off the counter. Ripping off a bunch, she wadded them into a ball and attempted to shove it in my face.
I swiped it from her hands.
“I’m so sorry. I—You…you scared me!”
I pressed the paper towels to my gushing nose. “I said your name twice, but you didn’t answer.”
She plucked a wireless earbud from her ear. “I have these in, and the music was loud.”
I shook my head. “You were flailing your arms around—I thought you were choking.”
Stella frowned. “I was conducting.”
“Conducti
