Not Gone

Chapter 26

I opened my eyes and looked around.

I was on the couch.

Again.

I sat up quickly and saw Brendan sitting in the armchair to my left.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

I think people have asked me that question about 1 billion times in the past 24 hours.

"Ya." I answered standing up and walking over to the kitchen.

I was about to fill a glass with water when I looked at Brendan and asked "Did that really all happen?"

"What?"

"The whole spy C.I.A. thing."

"Yes." Brendan answered looking up

I continued to fill my glass with water when I heard the doorbell ring.

"Crap!" I said and spit water all over the kitchen.

MY DATE WITH AUSTIN!!!

I ran to the door to open it but Brendan had beat me to it.

"What the hell are you doing here?!!" Austin shouted in surprise at Brendan.

I pushed past Brendan and looked at Austin in his suit.

"WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING HERE!!!" Austin kinda yelled at me.

"He came to check on me." I said defensively.

"It doesn't take that long just to..."

"And he was just leaving" I cut off Austin.

Brendan walked past me and Austin and both of them started walking down the sidewalk to their cars.

"Austin I forgot my purse."

I ran inside and grabbed it off the table. As I walked towards the front door I paused as I heard Austin yelling at Brendan.

"Stay away from her! It's over Brendan, you lost!"

I waited three seconds before I walked out the door into the warm April breeze.

I locked the door behind me and walked down the driveway to Austin's car.

He opened the car door for me and I got in.

Austin started the car and we ride the half hour ride to the event in awkward silence.