The Stalked Assistant (Chapter-29)

Sam from Ryder's company came over and quickly changed our locks, I tried to give him some money for his time, poor thing came so late at night I felt bad, but he assured me Ryder done paid him and Sam said he was happy to help a woman out in a situation like this.

Welp, another two glasses down and we are now freaking watching YouTube, Amanda found some videos labeled "Try not to laugh" and let me tell you, we both failed. Amanda laughed so hard at one video she almost fell out of her seat, I had to kick my legs and arms out and save her.

We also now have my bar packed with snacks, and we both raided my candy drawer, those sour bunch straws the blue ones are freaking good to drink wine out of.

We attempted to bake a frozen pizza, let's just say the first one was not very good, we didn't realize the timer went off and it was so burnt, and we didn't even give a shit, I just threw it away and we tried again.

It's freaking midnight, I don't know how either of us are going to be able to go into work tomorrow, Ryder may be a little bit grumpy about that.

Oops.

Speaking of Ryder, I forgot I didn't text him back, crap. He's probably asleep by now but I just found out from Amanda that he may actually like me back and I'm not about to let him think I'm ignoring him.

Nope.

Picking my phone back up after shoving the second piece of pizza into my mouth, I click on his name and pull our messages back up and see that he texted me and I must have not heard my phone ding.

Double oops.

Ryder- Second bottle? Sounds like yall are having some fun then.

That was like an hour ago he sent that, well I think it was an hour ago, I lost track of time and I won't lie my eyesight is a little fuzzy from all the wine and isn't wanting to focus on the time in the upper corner of my phone. 

Too small.

Me- oh we are! We even burnt some pizza. 😅

I actually didn't expect him to still be up, so I put my phone back down on the counter and as soon as the back of my phone hit, my phone dinged again.

Amanda sends me a questioning look and I just smirk and say "Ryder" cause I'm grinning like a kid in the candy store right now.

I shouldn't be, I know unknown is threatening my parents, but I have been so stressed the past few days that I just need some time to actually think about what I'm going to do.

"Tell him how you feel" Amanda giggles before going back to her pizza and her YouTube video.

I don't say anything back to here instead my eyes are quickly scanning over the text.

Ryder- Pizza? Have any left for me?

What? He wants to come eat.

No. He's probably joking.

Me- Yeah. Come get you some. 😉

Oh shit.

That sounded dirty as fuck. I hope he doesn't take that the wrong way, that would be totally freaking embarrassing.

Ryder- What if what I want doesn't involve Pizza?

Huh?

What does he mean?

Me- Whatcha mean?

Oh lord my hometown slang is starting to come out, that's when you know I was too much in the bottle.

Triple oops.

Ryder- What I want from you may not evolve any food.

Me- I'm too drunk to know whatcha ya mean. Tell me. 🤣

Ryder- Why did you walk away from me that night?

What night?

Trying to get my brain to work with me, it takes me a second to remember what his talking about, he means the night of Amanda's parents' party.

All those emotions were running through me and I wanted to kiss him so bad, he consumed my thoughts, his body so close to mine and I was working about Unknown that I just wanted to be wrapped inside his strong arms and then of course I heard the bitch calling out his name.

Me- I didn't know what was happening and then Ginger called for you...

That's about as honest as I can get, because I didn't understand a word or a thing that was going on with us on that front porch.

Ryder- You know what I wanted to happen. Do you even want to know?

Of course, I do!

Here I am wondering what the heck this is between us, or if I'm just the one feeling it and he wants to IF I want to know.

Pfft.

Of course, I do damn it.

Me- Tell me Ryder..

Ryder- Maybe I wanted to kiss you.

OH MY GOD.

Is this really happening?

Did he really just say that or was my drunk brain making things up.

I widen my eyes and stare at my phone for several seconds re-reading the line over and over and over, making sure he said what I think he said.

Can I say again... OH MY GOD.

He did.

He so freaking did.

"What has you dancing around in your seat?" Amanda giggles out and I nearly shove my phone at her, poor thing barley catches it, but she gets a handle on it before scanning her eyes over my screen.

"SEE! I TOLD YOU!" She shouts and yes, actually shouts and starts doing her own little dance next to me. "I have known that man all our lives, I know when he likes someone. Yall both were just taking so long to realize it." She made a soft sound, before handing me back my phone.

"So, I didn't imagine that?" I asked out in a rush, wanting to make sure she read what I read.

"Duh. Now, text him back before he thinks you're not interested silly" 

Oh right!

Don't want him to think that!

Me- What if I tell you I wanted you to kiss me?

Ryder- I'll fucking come over and kiss you right now if you want me to.

Holy cheese balls.

I wish.

But I'm way too drunk for that to happen and I don't want to make Amanda uncomfortable, not that I think she would mind but tonight her and my night together.

Me- I wish... But tonight, is my night with Amanda and I don't want her to think I am trying to get rid of her.

Ryder- What if I kissed you tomorrow when you walk inside my office?

Oh, that sounds like fun.

I hope he does.

Me- I dare you. 😉

Ryder- 😈

Ryder- I'm going to try to get some sleep, I have a meeting call early in the morning. You girls have fun and be safe. Stay in your apartment. I don't need to go hunt down two drunk women. 😗

The kissing emoji!!

I think my heart's about to explode and this time from happiness.

It's nice to just relax but I know tomorrow I'll be back to worrying about unknown and my parents.

I hope he doesn't hurt them. 

I don't know what to do, he said if I called the cops he would know, and they would be dead before the cops got there.

Ugh.