Nadine roused because he'd moved, again. He'd been doing that a lot, but she didn't remember those. This time, though, she did not simply roll over and fall back asleep. Drowsy eyes stayed open, staring at the ceiling; the barest sliver of light was there, too yellow to be the moon. Street lights, maybe, or distant lights from the city.
Grayson. Cop. Almost certainly not going to let her stay alone in his house while he went to work. Would probably drive her somewhere he thought was safe. Might even give her a little cash for lunch. Awkward. Generous. She didn't want to owe him anything. She didn't even want to be grateful.
Slowly, she slid out of bed, taking a moment as she stood to admire her sleepy companion. She picked up her sweater and her skirt on the way to the bathroom, shutting the door as quietly as she could.
Just because she was sneaking out in the darkness didn't mean she wasn't going to brush her teeth. Some things took priority. If he was awake enough to be bothered by a midnight bathroom break, he was going to notice her leaving the house, anyway.
Adequately dressed, she grabbed her shoes on the way out of the bedroom. Looking for the rest of her various accessories would be a waste of time, and increased the likelihood that he was going to wake up and notice her rummaging.
The bracelets were loud as hell, besides. And he'd probably liked those socks more than she did.
Nadine kept holding onto her shoes as she lingered on the first floor. She was going to need money to call a cab. Not to mention lunch. His wallet was probably upstairs with him, but what about emergency funds?
Credit card. Definitely the kind of person with an emergency credit card. If she was a law-abiding white guy living in the suburbs, where would she keep an emergency credit card?
Back of the freezer. Middle of a bag he'd filled with water, the way everyone says will keep a person from using their credit card except in emergencies.
hot damn that's a fucking platinum card how good is your damn credit what the hell
Good card, good credit, good protection from fraud. As long as he called in and reported it stolen, he'd only be liable for about fifty. Unlikely to try and have her arrested, probably too embarrassed. He didn't seem like someone who made a lot of impulsive decisions. Didn't seem like someone who'd want to admit to the lapse. He'd just want to forget about the whole thing, put it all behind him and pretend it never happened.
A little bit unfortunate. She'd like if he could remember her fondly. Safer for her this way, though.
She slipped out the door with her shoes and the bag of ice and plastic, and waited until she was on the sidewalk to put her heels on. A little further down the road, she smashed the ice against the concrete to free the card. Much easier than waiting for it to thaw. Lighting a cigarette, she pulled a small burner phone from her back pocket, turning it on for the first time in days so that she could call a cab.
Priority one: new clothes.
Grayson. Cop. Almost certainly not going to let her stay alone in his house while he went to work. Would probably drive her somewhere he thought was safe. Might even give her a little cash for lunch. Awkward. Generous. She didn't want to owe him anything. She didn't even want to be grateful.
Slowly, she slid out of bed, taking a moment as she stood to admire her sleepy companion. She picked up her sweater and her skirt on the way to the bathroom, shutting the door as quietly as she could.
Just because she was sneaking out in the darkness didn't mean she wasn't going to brush her teeth. Some things took priority. If he was awake enough to be bothered by a midnight bathroom break, he was going to notice her leaving the house, anyway.
Adequately dressed, she grabbed her shoes on the way out of the bedroom. Looking for the rest of her various accessories would be a waste of time, and increased the likelihood that he was going to wake up and notice her rummaging.
The bracelets were loud as hell, besides. And he'd probably liked those socks more than she did.
Nadine kept holding onto her shoes as she lingered on the first floor. She was going to need money to call a cab. Not to mention lunch. His wallet was probably upstairs with him, but what about emergency funds?
Credit card. Definitely the kind of person with an emergency credit card. If she was a law-abiding white guy living in the suburbs, where would she keep an emergency credit card?
Back of the freezer. Middle of a bag he'd filled with water, the way everyone says will keep a person from using their credit card except in emergencies.
hot damn that's a fucking platinum card how good is your damn credit what the hell
Good card, good credit, good protection from fraud. As long as he called in and reported it stolen, he'd only be liable for about fifty. Unlikely to try and have her arrested, probably too embarrassed. He didn't seem like someone who made a lot of impulsive decisions. Didn't seem like someone who'd want to admit to the lapse. He'd just want to forget about the whole thing, put it all behind him and pretend it never happened.
A little bit unfortunate. She'd like if he could remember her fondly. Safer for her this way, though.
She slipped out the door with her shoes and the bag of ice and plastic, and waited until she was on the sidewalk to put her heels on. A little further down the road, she smashed the ice against the concrete to free the card. Much easier than waiting for it to thaw. Lighting a cigarette, she pulled a small burner phone from her back pocket, turning it on for the first time in days so that she could call a cab.
Priority one: new clothes.
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