Olmed looked back and forth and crossed his arms, grumbling under his breath, not quite loud enough that she could hear what he said, but she knew that tone.
Annoyed dude.
Guess they didn’t change anywhere in the galaxy.
"What?" she asked as she took in the surroundings. “You don’t like it?” Fancy modern. Furniture that floated, which was pretty cool. No window views, though. Just ambient light that seemed to glow from the ceiling. There were some pieces of art around the place that she’d probably check out later, but she wasn’t in the mood at the moment.
One look at Olmed, and she thought he looked pretty out-of-place in the apartment with the stiff way he stood. Like he didn’t want to touch anything.
Well, she understood that.
Observing him and her surroundings took her brain out of the mode of trying to fully grasp the events of the day. Was it even the same day? She had no idea.
She was still wrapping her head around everything.
Dumping Stefan.
The argument in the park—and while she didn’t go there for a fight, she wasn’t backing down, either.
And then this portal thing.
It was just--
"This is too much," he said.
She glanced back at him and wondered if he had some kind of telepathy because she was just thinking that.
He wasn't wrong. It had been a helluva day. "I mean, at least you knew you were coming here. I was dumping my boyfriend and just went to the park."
“What were you dumping him into?” he asked.
“Huh?”
“You said you were dumping him. Into what?”
It took her a moment to realize what he said, but when she did, she couldn’t help a grin. “No, I mean, dumping him. Breaking up with him.”
He still looked puzzled.
“Ending the relationship,” she said. “We call it breaking up. Or dumping someone.”
He nodded very slowly, and his expression shifted to almost an amused smile.
Almost, anyway. The lines on his face were strong like he didn’t smile much. “Dumping is bad.”
“Well, it depends on who’s doing the dumping. If you’re the one doing the dumping, then no. But if you’re being dumped, that can really suck.”
“Then it is good that you dumped him.”
“I suppose it’s probably good since I wound up here.”
“Why end the relationship?”
“He was unfaithful,” she said.
He stared at her like he didn’t understand.
“Monogamy? Like staying only with one partner?”
