The deal

Chapter 14: Back to zero

           

Ally
I stood there looking how he was leaving and I would be lying if I said it didn't hurt. I couldn't understand why he was so angry. I looked at the card in my hands and it was of a psychologist. Dr. James Pearson. I went to see him that afternoon as Blake said and it turned to be a very nice guy. I told him everything about my mom and my nightmares and he scheduled me the next sessions. He gave me some homeopathic medicine that would help me to sleep. I have to admit he was very helpful and I left his office feeling more relaxed. The nightmares didn't stop right away but eventually they did.

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A month went by and everything went back to normal meaning that Blake Sterling went back to his usual bitter workaholic jerky self and I, well I didn't go back to my usual self after that kiss so I just tried to cope with him every day.
We had been working on the McFarland case and it kept us very busy. He bought a new phone for me and he kept calling and sending messages in the middle of the night but everything only about work.
We worked together every day until very late at night and not even once he mentioned  the night I spent at his apartment or the kiss, but neither did I. Sometimes I caught him staring at me but when I looked at him, he avoided my eyes. There was a weird tension between us, he was giving me the cold shoulder and I was pretty much hurt and disappointed. I guess that kiss didn't mean anything to him but I thought otherwise.

Being so close to him every day was becoming more and more difficult and even though I didn't want to, I thought all the time about his arms around me and I wish I could feel his lips on mine one more time. I couldn't get him out of my mind and I wish I could get rid of this feeling.

Ally you are falling for him. My stupid heart said but I was really struggling to make this feeling go away.

It was Friday again and after an exhausting day in court I went home and changed my clothes for a comfortable outfit. Jeremy had been working in Philadelphia all the week so I had the apartment all for myself. It was 9 pm and I was scrawling down the t.v. channels when I got a message.

Voldemort: "Meet me at the BLVD club in the 8th and Madison." 

Yeah I put him under that name :)

Me: I was already sleeping. 

Voldemort: I don't care you work for me 24x7 remember?

Me: How could I? Even if I had amnesia I wouldn't forget that.

Voldemort: Not funny. I need someone to drive me home. I'm getting wasted tonight. Meet me there in an hour.

Me: What about Bradley?

Voldemort: I gave him the weekend off.

Me: UGHHH FINE.

I called a cab and got ready to go to the club. I decided to wear a grey tight dress a black leather jacket and flats. I left my hair loose in its normal curls.

I arrived to the club and the line to get in was pretty long so I looked around to see if Blake was there. I sent him a text message and while I was looking someone called my name.

"Ally! Ally!" A girl in queue called my name. I approached and I saw Mel and Lauren from the volley team at NYU.

"Hey girls! How have you been?" I greeted them and we kissed and hugged.

"Just peachy" Lauren said. "Where have you been? You just disappeared. We have been trying to contact you. We are playing volley on weekends at a gym, some of the girls from the uni are there too."