Helanie:
"Do you want me to wake him up?" she asked again, and I shook my head before answering her.
"No, it's fine. I'll ask someone else. I hope you feel better soon. I didn't get a chance to talk to you earlier, but thank you, Jessica, for taking a stand for me," I said softly, feeling defeated but also… wrong.
The way I acted around her mate made me feel shameless. A homewrecker who gets upset when a taken man rejects her advances.
"Sleep well," I added, then ended the call, tears forming in my eyes as I stared at the screen.
"Eh?" Penn waking up made me quickly rub my face with my hands, pretending I hadn't been crying.
"Helanie? What time is it?" he asked, sitting up in bed and rubbing his eyes.
"It's still dark outside," I responded, feeling so low.
"Oh, why are you up? Are you feeling okay?" he asked as he got out of bed. He looked so sleepy with his one eye still closed.
I wasn't okay, honestly, but I had to pretend like I was.
