Summer Love in the City (Summer Instalove)

expect full details as soon as possible.”

“Yeah, I guess it’s going to be a couple of weeks before we’re all together again,” I said.

“You and Becca are leaving just as Joanna and then Laura are coming back.”

“Don’t worry, I’m sure all of our adventure stories will keep,” Kate said. “I’ll talk to you later.”

“Thanks. Bye.”

No matter whether Devin was a bad guy who was into nasty, shifty stuff, or whether I was

just crazy and hypersensitive, after a few more laps of the living room, I resolved to just ask

him flat out. I was an adult now, and I should be able to have important conversations

without getting overly nervous.

Picking my phone back up from the table, I was about to call him when I heard rustling at

the sliding door to my balcony.

Ducking around behind the bookcase, I stared through the semi-sheer curtain. How did a

guy get on my balcony? It was only the second floor, so he must have climbed. Had he

been listening to my phone conversation? Had he been there all night?

Flashes of every horror movie that I should never have watched were making my stomach

clench. Fear ran in icy prickles down my spine. Was Devin spying on me? Could he have

sent someone to check on me? Didn’t underground people run background checks? I was

likely confusing too many movie plots as my mind spun in panic.

Trying to calm my shaking hands, I heard another rattle as the guy was obviously trying to pick the flimsy lock.

If he was a spy, he wouldn’t be trying to break in, because he would know I was here. But

come to think of it, it was a weekday, and I was usually gone to work by now. If anyone had

been watching my apartment, they would know that.

I was gripping my phone, my hands shaking wildly as I tried to unlock it, still not knowing

who I was going to call. I wasn’t quite sure if this qualified as an emergency, but I guess a

single girl alone could call 911 if someone was trying to break in, even if it turned out to be

someone who was hired.

After fumbling the password twice, the fear of being locked out of my phone was suddenly

added to the list.

Tears began to flood my eyes as I realized the only person I really wanted to call right now

was Devin. He wanted to take care of me. He wanted to be my boyfriend. I was pretty sure