Collision - Two Worlds

hem of Savannah's jacket as she stepped onto the porch, her thoughts still trailing back to the dramatic exit they had made from the re

sped. "

nto her boyfriend's arms. The two embraced tightly, Maya burying her face in h

h please, save some love for the next century. S

und Maya. "Don't be jealous, Sav.

h my luck? I'll end up with a cranky

t laughing again. Savannah joined her as Jaden l

nt of vanilla-scented candles. They hadn't eaten properly at the restaurant, so Maya quickly he

here encouraged her. "I got a callback for an in

high five. "That's huge, Sav! That pl

lling with the support. For a moment

d warm garlic bread. They ate in the living room, curled up around the coffee table. The a

d on the table," Maya said between giggles. "A

matically, clutching his chest like he'd been shot. "

but she was laughing too. "Stop it! People were s

still breathless with laughter. "You loo

er drink. "I swear, if anyone re

smiles and comfortable silence. Savannah leaned back

something unreadable in his expression-curiosity? Admiration? A flicker of someth

d was already floating somewher

bottles on the table, the air thick with sleep and the faint smell of hair product and roas

-

alarm ripped th

ounding like a drumline. She blinke

idened. "O

g the blanket off her with

e couch, groaning.

nterprises! I'm supposed

before rolling over with

start, rubbing his

like a woman possessed. Her head throbbed with every step, her

letting cold water cascade down her face and arms. She w

uttered, eyes bloodshot in th

rough Maya's clothes, finding a sleek navy blouse and black pencil skirt that fit ju

as pale and blotchy from stres

ut of the apartment, yelling a qui

om behind, still half-aslee

y aching, and hope gripping tightly in her c

e it. This was

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