Until I Met You
Chapter 5 sneak peek:
From the moment they had pulled into the driveway, Lexa’s stomach began to roll. She felt almost nauseous with guilt as it coiled around her limbs, making her movements sluggish as she opened the car door. Still, she wouldn’t let it stop her from doing the right thing.
Slowly, she made her way the building where she let herself and Clarke in and then proceeded to make her way to the door of the apartment.
When they finally arrived, Lexa paused to take a deep breath. She reminds herself that this is it. Then the next thing she knows, she is knocking on the door. She could have used her key to let herself in, but it didn’t seem right. Though she had been living here and helping to pay for rent, this was never actually her apartment now that she thinks about it. And now she feels as though she would be intruding. So she waits with Clarke standing behind her.
The door finally opens to reveal Costia, her wild and curly hair as unruly as ever and her dark skin seemingly pale with the hallway lighting shining upon her.
The woman stands shocked in the doorway until she surges forward and pulls Lexa into a tight embrace. Costia whispers her name almost like it’s a prayer and it sends another wave of guilt crashing through Lexa’s body. Especially as the woman turns her face into her neck and she can feel Costia’s breath splay across her skin.
Lexa is starting the process of trying to respectfully extract herself from the woman’s embrace when a short growl sounds from behind her.
She can tell Clarke had tried to hold it back, but still made its way past her lips.
Lexa feels dread pool in her stomach as Costia tenses and pulls away, sending a glare towards Clarke. The woman then turns her glare towards Lexa and asks icily, “Who is this?”