Yesterday had been an overwhelming mess of a day, and Hope was still feeling that as morning rolled around. After the party, she'd taken her newly-not-dead uncle for dinner, catching up with him for hours over pizza and beer. Tossing and turning for a few hours in her new room, she'd given up on sleep and gone for a long run before washing up and heading upstairs to meet Landon right on time.
Her hair was still damp when she knocked on the door to the apartment, taking a step back and crossing her arms over her midsection to hide the fact that her hands were shaking. She'd pushed her mind, heart, and body through a lot in the last 24 hours; it was exhausting and wasn't even close to being over.