1. Another note

Ava

I haven’t been able to get the freaking note out of my head. It’s all I think about.

I wanted to believe that it was nothing but a prank, but I’m not so sure. Not when I get a bad

feeling every time I read it.

I’ve thought about reporting, but I don’t want to make a big deal out of it. It was just one note. What

if Cal was right and it turned out that it was just a stupid prank?

My phone rings, making me jump. I put the mop down and pick it up. When I see Rowan’s name

flashing, I almost hang up, but I don’t.

“Hello.” I force my voice to sound emotionless.

“Hey, how are you?” he asks, sounding a bit unsure.

I swear, I’ll never get used to this version of Rowan. It was just so unlike him. It’s like he woke up

one day and was a different person. If he has truly changed, then it’s going to take some time to

get used to him.

“Did you need anything?”

“Yeah. I just want to let you know that I’ll be going on a business trip for a few days,” he informs

me, which makes me a bit confused.

“Oh, okay, so you wanted me to let Noah know?”

Noah was at school. He will be disappointed since he doesn’t like Rowan going on trips, but he’ll

understand nonetheless.

He pauses before answering. “He already knows, but I wanted you to know too.”

I’m a bit stunned. Rowan never used to tell me when he went on business trips. He would leave in

the morning and not come back. It’s as I set aside food for him that Noah would let me know that

to tell our son,

He knew that it hurt me every time he

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how that’s any of my business, Rowan I’m not your wife or your keeper “I

snappy tone away,

it just reminds me

past the memories that are burned

let you know,” he

“Courtesy? You sure lacked it

see the need

for a while before

what, It doesn’t matter because I don’t want to fight

my jet is ready, but when I get back, we need to

have to tell you;

curious. “Can’t you tell me

I need to tell you

thing about me is that I hate waiting. When you tell me something

before you tell me what you want to say, it usually wreaks havoc

duration overthinking and coming up with scenarios that

you just tell me? I hate

He pauses, and I hear other voices

care; we’ll talk when I get

the line goes dead. I groan

he want to talk

shout, brings me out

sigh in defeat. Now I was going to be in a weird state until Rowan tells me what he

talk about.

kitchen,” I shout

kitchen. I don’t know if

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like it’s the end of the world.“I

hasn’t said a word.

he just discovered something huge. I stare at him. He has a sweat shirt and sweat pants. At first I’m confused why he wasn’t at work, but then

day off.

“Cal?” I call

his head. “Oh sorry. I don’t know if this

Rowan wanted to talk about something, and now Cal wants to ask me something.

I just knew that I probably wouldn’t like

“Okay, go ahead.”

while before he takes a

to ask you out

I stammer, staring

right? It can’t be. There is just no way he would ask me that.

asks,

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