When Tyler opened his eyes and stared up at the stark white ceiling, it felt as if the last few days were playing on a loop in his mind.

He reached up, massaging his brow, then yanked the IV out of his hand.

Bert rolled his eyes. "What are you up to now?"

"Going home."

"What?"

Tyler couldn't be bothered to explain. He just got up, headed downstairs, and climbed straight into his car.

Bert stood in the driveway, shaking his head. This guy was seriously out of his

mind-never willing to rest and recover, always chasing after something.

*

After having the mole removed, Tyler took a cab home alone.

He spent a week resting at home. The scar faded, and his illness finally cleared up for good.

When Bert came to visit, he brought an armful of groceries.

"Thank God you didn't go loitering around her building again. Honestly, have some dignity."

"It won't happen again."


Bert leaned in, noticing the missing mole on Tyler's nose.

All this

nothing. His

She's in Greenfield now. I ran into her last night. She's

looked like—just that she'd gone to high school with

never forget her first love. Maybe you're just a stand-in for the

narrowed his eyes, as if he'd just heard the world's

Him? Tyler? A substitute?

"Ha! Not a chance."

figured as much. But that's what Elsa said. The

He had a mole just like yours, right on the

in common-you don't

hadn't finished before Tyler's face turned terrifyingly dark.


brows. While

how

loved

on his nose.

just her type or was it because her first love had the same

accept it if Athena wanted to break

car keys, and headed for the

after him, "Where

going

man, can

ragged over that woman for one

didn't answer. He was

reckless, Bert hurried to follow in his own

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