Ā Ā Ā He noticed all of the signs but brushed it off as much as she had. Her brief bout of sickness lumped into the fact that it was winter and there were stomach bugs going around ā her cravings were chalked up to fact that she was over compensating for the lack of alcohol in her system. If his mind ever wandered any other direction it was quickly shot down and ignored because it couldnāt be anything else, it couldnāt be.Ā
But she also didnāt give him any reason to think other wise, it wasnāt like she spoke to him often, and when she did it was only a one word response and then she was either out the door or she was burying her face in a book, either way there were no chances to talk and although it upset him that she distanced herself from him he could understand why, and so he didnāt argue it. Instead he began to see Sarah, the woman he met online, on the site that Chenault had ironically enough set up for him. It was something he wasnāt really into at first, merely going out with her to give her a chance because he felt bad about ignoring her the few days before and after he and Chenault had been together. But itās been three months now and they were still going on dates, and a little over a month in had had sex with each other. Although when it happened his heart wasnāt in it, and Sarah had initiated it.Ā
Nothing much has happened since, and it wasnāt because he didnāt like Sarah ā he did, but it was different with her, and he knew that it was something that wasnāt going to last.Ā
Sitting in his living room on the couch, a few jokes here and there, thereās a smile on his face as he looks at the brunette as she speaks, her laugh filling the room, however his attention soon shifts as he notices the front door pull open and Chenaultās stepping inside. He can hardly see her in the small dark hallway that leads into the main room, but he knows sheās there and the fact that Layla scurries over there is confirmation enough. He smiles at first when she steps into the light, but as he takes note of her appearance the smile is smothered by a look of concern, his heart dropping,Ā āChen āā He starts, Sarah turning to look as well. He stands up from the couch, ready to go over to her,Ā āWhatās wrong?ā