The Upside of Heartbreak

Letting Go

Managed another update! Yippee :D Hope you guys enjoy it! We all could do with more pleasant distractions these days, I think.

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Astrid woke up the next morning to an empty king size. Muted sunlight filtering in through the giant windows behind the bed. Looking around in startled confusion, it took her a moment to remember exactly where she was. Then, as everything came flooding back to her, she had to fight back another round of nervous butterflies. Not only had she now slept with Scott's cousin Hayden Haddock more than once, she had also rashly agreed to spend the entire weekend with him.

Not that she ever would have said no to spending more time with this shockingly perfect man. Fighting back a smile now as she reminisced over the events of last night, Astrid stretched her surprisingly stiff muscles. Cinderella could have her one night romance with Prince Charming. Astrid now felt more like Alice trapped in Wonderland. Sure she was probably going to seriously regret it when she finally left this fantasy world and went back to her boring life on Sunday, but the tumble down the rabbit hole was better than amazing so far.

Turning her head to glance at the nightstand, she noticed that the clock by the bed said that it was already 10:00 am. She never slept this late. Ever! With a groan, Astrid scrubbed at her face now. Figuring she might as well get up and see if she could use Hayden's Keurig, since she could only assume that he had one.

Wondering vaguely where Hayden had actually gotten to, she rolled out of bed and made her way to the bathroom. The enormous bathroom decorated in creams and warm browns with heated tile floor and towel rack. Complete with pedestal jacuzzi tub and giant steam shower that both looked like they could probably fit five people. Glancing longingly at the shower for a moment, Astrid simply went to the sink and checked herself in the mirror.

Finding a toothbrush still in the package set bedside a glass and a tube of toothpaste on the countertop, she felt an unexpected warmth in her chest at Hayden's thoughtfulness. What guy thinks about that sort of thing during a one-night stand or a weekend fling? Better yet, what guy even has spare toiletries at his house to offer a guest, since this was clearly not a room service item. For one, there were no hotel labels on it.

After brushing her teeth, she glanced in the mirror again. Grimacing at her rat's nest of hair and the make-up smeared under her eyes. Dear god, she looked like a trainwreck. With a sigh, she put her hair up in a ponytail with the elastic still around her wrist before quickly scrubbing her face clean.

Figuring she was as good as she was going to get after a long night of vigorous sex and with no make-up, Astrid wandered back into the bedroom to locate her purse. Unfortunately, it wasn't anywhere to be found. She must have dropped it by the elevator last night. Not really wanting to walk through Hayden's condo stark naked, her eyes fell to the pile of clothes on the floor now.

Checking the pockets of Hayden's jeans for her underwear and coming up empty, she huffed out a disgruntled breath. Clearly he had hidden them from her. Not that it overly mattered. She really had no desire to put the tight blue dress back on right now anyways, and she eyed up the discarded garments again with a thoughtful twist of lips. Well, Hayden had said that he didn't want her to get dressed until Sunday...

With a shrug and a slightly smug grin, she leant down to grab his white t-shirt off the floor instead. Pulling it on, and pleased to find that it was just long enough to cover her ass while still displaying a tantalizing amount of leg. The peaks of her nipples showing through the thin cotton. That'll teach him for stealing her underwear. After checking her reflection in the bedroom mirror and fluffing her ponytail up to add some volume, she then headed out to look for her purse. More importantly, to find her phone. Since it was very likely she had missed more than a few texts from Rachel and Heather by now.