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But my fingers only brush hers before she disappears.
My body jerks as I gasp awake.
Fuck.
I roll onto my back and slap a hand over my heart, trying to slow it.
I slowly inhale and push the nightmare out on the exhale.
Before I turn my head, I know what I’ll find.
An empty bed.
I rub my palms over my eyes.
I’m going to make myself crazy with this.
I just need to talk to her.
Feeling ridiculous but not caring, I roll over to her side of the bed and press my nose into her pillow.
It smells like her shampoo.
Smells like her.
I should’ve set an alarm so I could’ve gotten up with her. But it’s my sleep-in day. No practice. No game. So I didn’t wake up early, and now I’ve missed her.
I lift my head and look at my clock.
Natalie’s big meeting starts in an hour.
I sigh and accept that confronting her this morning would’ve been a bad idea.
With a groan, I push myself up and out of bed.
It’s not that I expect our talk to go poorly, but I can’t know for sure. So tonight will have to be soon enough.
I shuffle to the bathroom, going through the motions, but when I put my toothbrush in my mouth, a spot of color catches my eye.
I stare at it for a long moment before I reach out with my empty hand to grab it.
It’s still in my palm when I spit the toothpaste out of my mouth, and I continue to stare at it.
Natalie’s wedding ring.
She left it at home.
She never leaves it at home.
Chapter 123
Natalie
I pacemy office one last time.
This is my decision.
I take another deep breath.
