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“ What are you doing here ? ” Teresa stared at him , totally shocked .
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“ This is the men’s room , ” Jonathan replied , staring at her . He still couldn’t believe she was really there . Now that she was right in front of him, so close and real , all the anger he’d been feeling started to fade .
Teresa finally sensed that the restroom looked a bit different . The truth hit her , and she got scared , about to run out . Jonathan grabbed her wrist . “ You’re not even dressed – where do you think you’re going ? ”
There were footsteps outside . Jonathan moved fast , pulling Teresa into a stall and closing the door behind them .
In this spot , her back was against the wall . Jonathan looked down and saw the shape of her chest . Memories of that night came rushing back .
Teresa turned her head away , refusing to look at him . She thought , “ This is crazy . Why is Jonathan here ? No , this has to be a dream . It must be .’
She pinched her arm hard and felt the pain . “ Am I not drea- ” Before she finished , Jonathan reached out and covered her mouth with his hand .
Two men’s voices drifted from the sinks .
“ It’s honestly a waste for Teresa to just be a grade school teacher . With those legs , she should be a star . ”
“ Lysander’s totally in love with her . ”
“ Still , we wouldn’t dare say a word . ”
After the two guys left , Jonathan finally let go of Teresa’s mouth . She looked at him with disgust . “ Did you even wash your hands before covering my mouth ? ”
Jonathan shrugged . “ I just took off my belt when I heard your voice . So I pushed the door open to see if it was you – and sure enough , it was .”
Jonathan asked , “ Wait , those guys were talking about you ? Are you teaching here now ? ”
He had been in Everport for a while , but this was the first time he’d seen her .
“ I don’t know them , ” Teresa said quickly , not wanting Jonathan to know she had settled here . She wondered why he was here , but he didn’t say anything .
Teresa said , “ Can you give me my jacket ? I need to leave .”
Jonathan frowned . He looked at her for a few seconds and handed her the jacket from the sink . His eyes stayed on her in that black bra , his gaze getting even darker .
He picked up her white shirt , still stained with blue wine . Jonathan frowned again , clearly unhappy .
As she and Jonathan left , Teresa finally looked at the sign – it really was the men’s room .
Teresa pulled her phone from her jeans and texted her coworkers : [ Not feeling well . Heading home . Have fun ! ]
She had just sent the message when Jonathan had already taken off his jacket and draped it over her , making sure she wouldn’t get cold . ‘
He kept her damp shirt in his hand . When Teresa reached for it , he just ignored her and kept walking .
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He asked a waiter for a bag , finally putting the wine – stained shirt inside . Teresa thanked him .
She took the bag . “ I’m going home ,” she said .
Jonathan grabbed her arm , holding it tight . “ Get in the car . We need to talk . ”
“ No need for that . ”
I’ve been looking for you for a long time . I won’t let you go this time . We need to talk about us . ”
“ There’s really nothing left to say .”
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“ What about that night in Jarisburg ? ” Jonathan asked . “ Benny told me you’ve moved on , but if you really had , you wouldn’t have slept with me .”
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