Chapter 8
Pacey POV
As I walk into my office I find her sitting at my desk. I decided the best thing for her to do is catch up on my paper work. I ask, "How's everything going?" which didn't even phase her.
"Do you ever check these books?" Katie asks me, not even looking up.
"Well no, why?" I ask.
"Because they involve money and inventory," She says, finally looking at me.
"Well I'm really good at the cooking part and not so good at the math and money part. Andie always," I say stopping abruptly as I say her name.
"Who's Andie?" Katie asks.
"It doesn't matter," I say suddenly trying to drop the subject. This was the first time I've thought about her since Katie arrived.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean anything by it. I was just wondering," Katie says.
"No, its okay I just don't feel like talking about it," I state firmly. Then continuing I say, "I've got to get back to work, lunch rush."
"Oh okay," Katie says as she continues back to the books and I walk out the door. I was really not ready to have that conversation, especially not with her.
I buried myself in the dinner rush but it didn't take my mind off Andie or the way I treated Katie when she asked about it.
We rode in silence on the way home until Katie spoke up, "I'm sorry about earlier. I didn't mean to upset you."
"I'm not mad it's just," I pause a moment then continue, "It's kind of a sore subject."
"So you're not going to kick me out?" Katie says with a worried look on her face.
"No," I reply with a slight chuckle, "I'm not going to kick you out. I couldn't do that, you don't even know your name."
"What, I'm just some charity case?" Katie asks obviously getting defense.
"No, I never said that" I start, "I just… I guess I'm just kind of selfish."
"What?" She says obviously shocked.
"I've just been, lonely. And with you around it doesn't seem so bad." I state honestly. She's just kind of staring at me, sadly. I continue trying to clarify, "I thought I had dealt with it. Ok that's a lie, I haven't and I know that. I just thought that if I could forget about Andie everything would be okay. But it hasn't been."
"I wish there was something I could say," Katie replies. We are at my apartment well actually we have been for the past ten minutes so I decide to get out of the car.
We get into the apartment and I head to the fridge for a beer as Katie heads to the stairs.
"Night," she says as she walks up the stairs. I just sit down on the couch to nurse my beer.