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girlie,” she says in a chipper tone.
    “Hey,” I reply with little emotion.
    “So I heard through the grapevine what happened last night and just wanted to check in on you.”
    “Wow, shitty news travels fast.”
    “Aww, girl, I’m so sorry. Want me to come over and veg out with ya?”
    “No, it’s okay. I was actually getting ready to leave.”
    “Leave? Where the hell are ya going?”
    “Etty, don’t give me shit. I’m leaving town and, to be honest, I’m not coming back.”
    “Fuck that shit, Ashley! Don’t move! I’m on my way over!” She yells and disconnects the call.
    Standing in my kitchen like an idiot, I stare down at my phone. Damn it to hell, I knew she’d try to talk me out of leaving. I just didn’t expect that she’d drop everything and come here.
     

Chapter 5
    Tossing my phone into my purse, I grab my keys and run out the door.
    What the hell is Ashley thinking? She can’t leave town. She can’t leave us now, too. Life has changed so much in the past few months; it’s hard to believe any of it is real. All of our worlds were turned upside down after the night of the accident. 
    Hearing those words come out of Christian’s mouth were my undoing. Never could I have imagined that the pain would only get worse. Once everyone was released from the hospital, the crew slowly started to part ways. Linc lost the will to rehabilitate the use of his arm, Steve went into hiding—blaming himself for everything, and Cliff found himself a few women to mask his pain. As for Jo, Ashley and I…well, we were all there for each other as much as we could be, but the hurt we all felt wouldn’t go away. The men we loved were coming apart at the seams and there was nothing we could do to save them.
    Too often I’ve woken up in a cold sweat, alone, and crying for the life I once knew.
    With Dault gone, Steve and himself unable to work, and Cliff out and about, Linc had no choice but to close the doors of Cursed Magic. Watching all of his hard work, his dreams, and seeing him go through the worst days of his life was too much for me to bear.
    The men in my life were moving on and the women attached to them were either following or leading into another direction.
    I, too, started to hide, keeping to myself. Being alone in the house only made things worse. I needed something to keep my mind busy and not dwell on the things I could no longer control. Jo was gone and Ashley was battling her own demons with Steve. I felt the need to get out and find something more for me to do…I needed a job. Without much skill, my options were limited. After looking around forever, I started picking up a few shifts at the local diner for some extra cash and to make the time go by fast…although all it did was remind me of us .
    I felt lost, without a reason to stay here, yet I didn’t know where else to go. Everywhere I went, I saw a memory of a time with Dault. Whether it was working at the diner, driving through the streets of Birmingham, or seeing the flowers along the park…everything screamed us . After a few weeks, I tried to find new ways to get to work, ask for a different section of the diner to work, and avoid any sort of floral arrangement. Nothing I did would remove him from my mind; I’d miss him then as much as I miss him now.
    I had never felt so alone; the independent woman I strived to be was beginning to crumble. I needed someone to turn to, someone that felt the pain I was going through, someone that knew me. As ironic as it may seem, the one person I should’ve stayed away from was the one that was once again by my side. At first it was revolting to look him in the eye. He reminded me too much of that night outside the ER and the days that lead up to the fall of Cursed Magic.
    Christian may have been a thorn in my side; I realize now more than ever, I need him as much as he needs me. He’s always knew how to make me smile, get the point across to me, and lift my spirits when they were down.
    Life