All Chapters of Breaking The Ice Between Us : Chapter 71 - Chapter 74

By the time Andrew finally decided to respond, it was almost nightfall. The last rays of the sun were slipping through my window blinds, turning the walls of my bedroom this warm, honey-colored glow that would’ve been kind of nice if I hadn’t been losing my fucking mind all day waiting for his message.I’d spent the afternoon doing everything except thinking about it—cleaning the kitchen, folding laundry, even organizing the random shit in the junk drawer by the door. But even while I was elbow-deep in that drawer, pulling out batteries and random cables I didn’t even remember owning, my phone kept buzzing in my pocket. Every time, my heart would lurch, like maybe this was it—maybe he’d finally said something.It was always James, or some stupid email. By the time the sun started to sink below the buildings outside my window, I was jittery as fuck, my leg bouncing nonstop as I sat on the edge of the bed, phone in my hand like a lifeline.And then—finally—his name lit up my screen.And

Surprisingly, there. was. no. traffic.None of that stop-and-go bullshit that usually turned the highway into a parking lot. No horns blaring from assholes cutting in last minute, no sudden swerves from drivers who didn’t know how to fucking use a turn signal.It was weird.Like, too weird.I’d left early—because duh, I wasn’t about to be late for this collab—but I still fully expected to have to sit in at least twenty minutes of bumper-to-bumper bullshit. And yet… nothing. Just smooth, open road stretching out in front of me, the city lights flickering past like some kind of neon light show.It should’ve felt like a relief, but instead it just set every nerve in my body on edge.Because when shit starts going too perfectly? That’s when the universe decides to fuck you over.I kept one hand on the wheel, the other drumming against my thigh to the beat of the music playing low on the speakers. My playlist was on shuffle—some random mix of dirty rap songs and heartbreak anthems—and I co