Just this heavy, dull weight in my chest.
I closed the messages.
Put the phone back exactly where it was.
By the time Lara returned, I was already composed.
“Sorry about that,” she said. “Client issues.”
“Of course,” I replied.
I didn’t ask.
What was the point?
+20 R19
She left a few minutes later.
at there for a While after she was gone
Just… sitting.
Marcus.
I almost laughed.
Of course.
Of course.
I picked up my phone.
Stared at his contact.
Didn’t call.
Didn’t text.
Nothing. 1
Because what exactly was I going to say?
Hey, are you secretly getting divorced while telling me you’re free?
No.
If he wanted me to know…
He would have told me.
I leaned back in my chair.
Closed my eyes for a second.

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