Shameless

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Of course, Heidi was right. She wasn’t listening. Had stopped listening the instant the girl had said that both Kevin and Gauge were as distracted as she was.

Could it be…? Was it possible that…?

She squeezed her eyes tightly closed and forced herself to walk to the other side of the table. Wasn’t it bad enough that she’d barely slept since last night? And that when she had finally drifted off, her dreams had been so vivid that she’d have sworn they were real?

God, just look at her. She was a wreck. She’d forgotten to set her alarm and had been late this morning, forgoing her usual shower as she hurried to get dressed to unlock the store, today being her day to open. She’d pulled her hair back into a ponytail and wore only minimal makeup, determined to throw herself into work to help the time fly by.

Instead it seemed at a standstill.

She sighed heavily and tried to focus on making the glaze for the bear claws.

IF THE DAY had passed by with agonizing slowness, then the moments leading directly up to midnight were pure torture. Nina knelt in the middle of her bed, the blindfold tied tightly, the material of her nightgown rasping against her breasts with every deep breath she drew in.