Chapter Nine
I had run out of that house full speed, racing into the night, block after block until a taxi pulled up beside me and took me home. My brain was reeling. I knew my decision to leave would alter everything in my relationship with Will. If I’d only known how much, I probably wouldn’t have left that way.
I grabbed a carafe of wine from the refrigerator and downed a glass quickly, taking several deep breaths to calm the roar that had driven me into the night. The door bell rang. I don’t know why I was so surprised to see Will standing there, but I was.
“What the hell are you doing?” he demanded, pushing his way inside.
“I decided that the party was just not for me, so I left.” I tried to sound calm, when I wasn’t calm at all.
“We went together,” he reminded me. His stared at
