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“I’m sorry. I was exhausted.”
I exited my bedroom to sit near him, “We didn’t need to have lunch today. It could’ve been dinner, so you could sleep later.”
“I’m fine. Are you going somewhere?” he said as he gestured to my suitcase that I left outside my bedroom door.
“I’m spending a few nights at Matt’s place. I need to watch Blackie.”
“You’re leaving tonight?” Ty asked.
I shook my head. “No, tomorrow afternoon. He has to go to Texas.”
“Will you be all right in that big apartment by yourself?”
“She won’t be by herself,” Sadie said as she came out of her room.
“You’re going?”
“Of course. I’m not passing up the chance to sleep in that place.”
Sadie grabbed a soda from the refrigerator and returned to her room, leaving me alone with Ty. I heard her talking a minute later, which meant she was on the phone.
“What are you doing tonight?” Ty asked.
“Nothing, really. I’ll probably watch some television and order a pizza.”
“Pizza sounds good. You don’t have anything going on tonight?”
He smiled. “You ever feel so lazy that you don’t want to do anything? That’s how I feel right now. I just want to decompress for the rest of the day.”
“You can hang out here. What do you want to do?”
“Nothing. This couch is comfortable.” He moved over to the chaise and kicked off his shoes. “I’m sorry I had my shoes on your couch.”
I flicked my hand. “It’s fine. I’m sure you won’t be the last person to do it. Matt and Finley got us this couch. The whole living room was a graduation gift. They also gave us a couple of gift cards to get other stuff.”
“That was nice of them. How is Finley?”
“As busy as ever. You know him; he’s worse than Matt regarding work.”
“Your brothers are workaholics,” he stated.
I chuckled. “Look who’s talking?”
He bit his lip. “I want to apologize again for the thing at lunch. I didn’t mean to upset you.”
“It’s forgotten. I wish I could help.”
“I’m exploring a few things, but I can tell you about them later if they pan out.”
I sighed loudly and grabbed the remote from the table, switching on the large flatscreen television. I stretched out and had the top of my head against Ty’s thigh. He began to stroke my hair and I closed my eyes. If I had those feelings for him, I would go for it.
As I stirred from sleep, the apartment enveloped in the fading light of dusk, I found Ty still lost in slumber. With a groggy sigh, I sat up, rubbing the remnants of sleep from my eyes, my mind foggy with the remnants of dreams. Where was Sadie? My gaze wandered around the dimly lit room, searching for any sign of her presence.
A flash of yellow caught my eye, and I spotted a sticky note resting on the coffee table. I reached for it with a curious frown, unfolding the message scrawled in Sadie's familiar handwriting.
Hey sleepyhead,
Didn't want to wake you or Ty. Dan wanted to meet for drinks. I'll be back later. Have fun.
