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

He used to tell

He never cared about that, though. He knew

why he continued

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

the snappy tone away,

something nice, and it just reminds me

past the memories that are burned

thought it was a simple courtesy to let you know,” he says, slowly as if he

judgment, I snorted. “Courtesy? You sure lacked it when we were married, so

see the need of

for a

know what, It doesn’t matter because I don’t

“Neither do I,” he pauses. “Look, my jet is

have to tell you; it’s

immediately get curious. “Can’t you tell me now?”

that I need to

that I hate waiting. When you tell me something like

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

duration overthinking and coming up with

tell me? I hate

and I hear other voices on

care; we’ll talk

I can say anything more, the line goes dead. I groan in frustration.

he want to

shout, brings me out of

in a weird state until Rowan tells me what he wanted

talk about.

the kitchen,”

before he walks into the kitchen. I don’t

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You’re yelling my name like it’s the end of the world.“I tell him once I realize he

hasn’t said a word.

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 is too soon, but

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

just knew that I

“Okay, go ahead.”

for a while before he takes

you out on a date.”

I stammer, staring at

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

date?” He asks, this time with his a claerer voice. “I know

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