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 our

about that, though. He knew that it hurt

and that’s why he continued doing

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

snappy tone away,

something nice, and it just reminds me of

move past the memories that

know,” he says, slowly as if he

You sure lacked

need of

a while

doesn’t matter because I don’t want to

my jet is ready, but when I get back,

is something I have

“Can’t you tell me now?”

I need to tell

waiting. When you

before you tell me what you want to say, it

up with scenarios that

just tell

know, but this will have to wait.” He pauses, and I hear other

care; we’ll talk when

the line goes dead. I groan in frustration. Damn it. What the

want to talk

brings me out of my

sigh in defeat. Now I was going to be in a weird state

talk about.

the kitchen,” I

before he walks into the kitchen. I

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

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 I remember

day off.

“Cal?” I call

if this is too

to talk about something, and now

that I

“Okay, go ahead.”

for a while before he takes

want to ask you

I stammer, staring

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

with me on a date?” He asks, this time with his a claerer voice.

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