Chapter Nine BarrettWhen I wake up in the morning, the sun is shining brightly through the blinds, and I know instantly that I’ve overslept.
My alarm must have given up, because it’s still blinking on my phone as I rub the sleep out of my eyes. For a second, I just sit up and listen, expecting the rest of the house to be up and awake without me, but there’s nothing but silence. Which might be a good thing, I could use a moment to clear my head after what happened last night with Ava.
Wanting her is the equivalent of running with scissors. In a word, she’s dangerous. Wanting her this desperately could put an end to the closest friendship I’ve got, and worse than that, I sense she could leave me brokenhearted. I don’t have time for a relationship, even if I wanted one.
But that didn’t sto
