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Chapter Thirty-Nine

about to come true in spite of my separation from Hudson.
Life is all coming together as it should.
As the crowd exits The Bluebird, adulation coming at me
from all angles, Hudson and I celebrate the evening’s success
with a few close friends and some cocktails. We all sense that
something very exciting is just around the corner. I am desperate
to call Gord but I know that won’t sit well with Hudson. It’s
been hard to have even a moment to myself. And after last
night it’s probably better that I do not even think about Gord
right now. I want to enjoy the evening and thinking about
what happened with Hudson just sends my blood pressure
skyrocketing. Gord is such a sweet man and the thought of
him makes me smile but I know I have to get through this
night. Gord will have to wait until I am home. Very soon I will
be able to tell him all the good news in person. And that other
news? Well, I need to make a plan. But not until tomorrow.
Hudson and I return to his apartment and I immediately
dart to the second bedroom. I don’t quite know how to say
what I need to say, so I do what I always do. I retreat. I just
hope for the best and say good night. I’m still basking in the
glow of the evening but I have the feeling my escape isn’t going
to go down well with Hudson. I know it’s going to be bad. It is
Hudson, after all. I just have no idea how bad it’s going to get.
I close my door and turn off the light.
Heavy footsteps come thundering down the hallway and
straight into my room. He bolts through the door like a single-
purpose firefighter coming in for the rescue. He flips on the
bright ceiling light and starts shouting.
“What the hell are you doing in here?”
I shrivel under my blanket. “What do you mean, what am I
doing in here?” I play dumb. I know exactly why he’s screaming
at me. “I’m sleeping in this room tonight.”

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