NICOLE

Right now, I can't stay here with him—that's the one thing I know for sure.

I have things to resolve. I might have decided deep inside of me that my relationship with Sebastian is over, but I've got to fix this. I tap Roman's shoulder in the dark and tell him, "I have to go."

He lifts his head quickly. "Go where?"

I don't answer him and merely give him a light shove so he can get off me, which he eventually does. I can't see anything, so I carefully step down from the bed and make ...