Chapter 108 Miserable

• Darkness had fallen by the time Alice finally raised her head, her eyes and heart empty, unable to process anything. In a daze, she moved to his bedroom sinking down on his bed and reached for a pillow, hugging it close to her, his scent soothing her a little, stirring upa fresh round of tears that she'd thought impossible by now.
• Nathan rubbed at his eyes, gritty and red-rimmed from the lack of sleep as he entered the dark living room. He groped his way to the couch and flopped down, groaning as the aching in his legs eased and his muscles nearly wept in relief. After leaving the apartment, he'd walked and walked, not caring where he was going. The need to put as much distance between himself and Alice as he could possibly manage the only thing on his mind, seeking to escape the mind numbing pain that consumed him, even though hed downed enough alcohol to fill a small pond. He'd forced himself along, the feel of the cold air on his exposed skin slowly working to clear his alcohol fudged brain until he'd been thinking logically, finally able to process the truckload of thoughts in his head.
• Finally, his brain had registered the screaming pain in his legs and he'd become aware of his surroundings, stunned to find himself wandering about a small park in the dark a good distance away from his place and Alice. Tired, but still reluctant to return, he'd sat for the next few hours, the events of the past few hours running through his brain like a bad movie, until he'd come to a decision.