Chapter 34 | Rae
Rae
The second I got into my room, I crumpled to the floor and started sobbing. He probably hates me because I ran from him. No one would ever forgive someone after that.
I cried until my eyes hurt and it felt like there were no tears left.
I picked myself up off the floor and walked to the bed.
The bed I didn't sleep in last night because I was with him, feeling safe.
The man who had never hurt me. For two nights now, he let me sleep next to him, with no strings attached.
But yet, I ran from him just now. I wanted to be with him, but my stupid brain got in the way.
I reached for my phone I had left on the nightstand and saw a text notification.
Caleb: No pressure to come out at all. I put your bra and shirt right outside the door for you. If you want, I can put dinner on a plate for you and leave it there too. Or you can join me if you want. I waited for you, just in case.
He waited for me. I looked at the time on the phone which read 7:30 p.m. I remembered the timer on the stove went off at about 6:45.
He must be really hungry since he waited for me to eat.
I stood up from the bed and walked to the door, the blanket still wrapped around me.
I reached out and picked up my clothes he'd set outside the door. They were folded so neatly.
I glanced towards the couch where I had left him.
He was sitting on the couch reading a book.
He turned the page and glanced up at me with a small smile, just long enough that our eyes met before looking back at the book.
I walked back in the room and closed the door behind me while I got dressed.
This man, this sweet man. He cares so much, and is being so patient with me, but I bet he won't try anything again for fear of me rejecting him.
As soon as I was dressed again, I took a deep breath and opened the bedroom door.