Chapter 4
Patrick
When my thoughts start to shift to dreams, I hear the soothing, flirtatious tone of Ellie’s voice. “I work tomorrow morning, but I really was hoping we could spend some time together.”
Practically shooting out of bed, I need a second to reacclimate to my surroundings. Just a moment ago, I was in The Brew. Visuals of her rosy cheeks and long eyelashes, almost an exact replica of this morning, flicker through my head.
Ellie is going to be working tomorrow.
Well, if she was telling the truth, she is.
After spending the whole night freaking out about the ‘what-ifs’, it might kill me if I put it off any longer.
First thing tomorrow, I’m going to go to The Brew to see if Ellie is there.
While this might be a time sensitive issue if Greg is a weekend customer, I can only hope that if she runs into him, she will keep up the lie for her own sake.
As I’m falling asleep, every possible scenario plays out in my head. The worst she can say is no, right?
When I take a second to think about it a little harder, it’s apparent that ‘no’ is definitely not the worst thing she can say. Unfortunately for me, there are no other good options, so the best I can do is hope that everything will be okay.