"I had to take a stupid call from my sister," he said. "What? Did you think I ditched you?" I stiffened. Yes, that was exactly what I'd feared. I had tried to swallow it, to tell myself not to do something neurotic and simply wait, but my mind was a dangerous place when I was left alone. Besides, waiting around for someone who I just wanted to hop into bed with felt somewhat pathetic. "I didn't ditch you!"