~Emily's POV~
The city lights blurred into streaks as I floored the gas pedal, my hands gripping the steering wheel a little too tight. It was past midnight, and the office Christmas party had gone longer than expected...way longer.
I'd only had a couple of drinks, or three, whatever, just enough to make my cheeks flush and my laughter a bit too loud around the water cooler crowd. But now, weaving through the empty streets on the outskirts, heading home to my apartment, I felt the buzz turning into a haze.
Why was I speeding? Stupid question.
The party's awkward small talk with my boss had me itching to escape, and honestly, I was trying to outrun the embarrassment of flirting with that cute intern who ghosted me mid-conversation. The road ahead was deserted, a stretch of highway lea
