Eye of the Storm

"Ted, this is the something billionth voice mail I'm leaving you. You're not taking my calls, you're not responding to my messages. Now I know I yelled all sorts of things and said all what-nots in some of them. And I know I have also said this is the last one a couple of times, but can you say something? Anything... Please?"

She hung up and dropped her head on the table with a loud groan.

"The things we do for love," she said.

Tanya gasped, jerking her head off the table. She glanced around. The light had gone out, but she could tell where she was. This was the dining/kitchen area of her apartment. She grabbed her phone hurriedly and went through it.

"Thank God," she sighed in relief. "It was just a bloody dream."

***

"She finally admitted it, Rico. Sofia is going out with James."

Jessi had called Rico to come pick her up from Sofia's place, and he did.

He, with Harry driving, was now taking her home.