Aubrey looked terrible when she woke up the next morning. She didn't have bags under her eyes, she didn't have make-up traces on her face, but she looked lifeless. She could not get over what Jordan had said; it was hard for her to believe that he actually said those things about her. Her mind could not process the words he uttered.          She took a shower, hoping that it would help her to relax, but it was no use; she ended up crying as she showered. She dried her body, moving like a robot, then she got dressed.

          Aubrey returned home after visiting Jordan. Her mind could not stop thinking about the whole act and what needed to be done. She was close to going crazy.          Maria was nowhere to be seen in the apartment as she left for work an hour ago. Aubrey threw herself on the couch and turned on the TV, hoping that it would be a good source of distraction.          She heard her phone ringing in her bag, so she reached for it; Austin was calling.          "Hey Austin," she answered, putting the phone on speaker.          "Are you okay?" he asked her the moment she answered.          "I'm good.... no need to worry about me," she assured him, but she was a liar. She was not okay. She was far from that.          "You know that you're not forced to continue this

            "You've never been this silent before," Aubrey commented, looking at Jessica who was sitting in front of her.            "It's kind of awkward between us." Jessica shrugged, glancing at Aubrey.            "And why is that?" Aubrey wondered, resting her chin on the palm of her hand while her elbow was on her knee.            "I'm Jordan's sister." Jessica frowned. "He messed up."            "HE messed up, not you," Aubrey pointed out. "Why would I treat you differently if everything is okay between us?"    &nbs

It had been two days since the signing party. Jordan hadn't been going easy on himself. He barely slept and his eyes were puffy. He was blaming himself for all of that mess because he was sure that he was the main reason behind all of it. Had it not been for what he said, everything would've been fine between him and Aubrey. Perhaps he would have been able to ask her on a date if that didn't happen, but luck wasn't on his side. After almost forty hours of being awake, exhaustion took over him and he passed out on the couch of his fancy house. Although he was a family guy, Jordan needed his space from time to time. He loved being alone at certain times and he enjoyed his personal space.Jordan woke up when he heard the doorbell ringing. At first, he tried to imagine that it was all a dream and nothing was interrupting his strongly

           It was Aubrey's first time ever to drive that fast, but she was worried about him and she was scared that he might wake up at any moment and drive back to his place. She didn't want him to drive while he was drunk. She could not afford another loss for the same reason. She was not going to live that misery again. She was not ready to put flowers on the grave of somebody else who was dear to her.            The moment she walked inside the pub, her eyes looked for the bar, doing her best to spot Jordan. She slowly approached the bar and with each step she took, her heart sank even more. Not once had she imagined seeing him in that condition.             "Hello, is this Bryce?" Aubrey asked the bartender.