Chapter 13

A silence stretched between us, long and heavy, thick with things unsaid.

Pax finally broke it, his voice quieter now, subdued in a way that made me wonder if he already knew how this conversation would end.

“I didn’t know she texted you.”

I didn’t react.

The screen in front of me was empty now–the messages erased, wiped clean, as if they had never existed.

But the password?

That was a different story.

Once, it had been my birthday.

Now, it was hers.

I watched as Pax exhaled sharply, rubbing his temple like this entire situation was nothing more than an inconvenience, an annoyance he needed to handle before moving on.

Without hesitation, he changed it back to my birthday.

“This is ridiculous,” he muttered, more to himself than to me. “I’ll talk to her. This won’t happen again.”

His tone was steady, assured, as if this was something that could be resolved with a simple conversation.

Then, he looked at me–really looked at me. His gaze was searching, careful, trying to gauge where I stood, trying to read the emotions I was no longer willing to show him.

“Cecilia, can you trust me one more time?”

handle everything. I promise.”

I stayed quiet.

slightly, like he was resisting the urge to reach for me.

he sighed, his voice softening. “I

A pause.

smiled, cutting him off before he could

“Sure.”

Chapter 13

brows lifted slightly, almost imperceptibly. Like he hadn’t expected

his shoulders loosened, the quiet breath of relief

in his mind,

was me forgiving him.

was things going back to the way

walk you upstairs,” he said, like he had done

I didn’t protest.

side by side, though the space between us felt wider than it ever had before.

just transfer the lease,” Pax said casually,

stay in this cramped place anymore–you know I have somewhere you can

sleeve, tugging it lightly, his touch gentle, almost

is yours.money,home.”

time when those words would have been the sweetest thing I had ever heard.

made my

day

way–he hadn’t

decided it wasn’t important enough to

I didn’t argue.

him

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