CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

"See you tonight?" Gavin whispers as he leans against my door frame, his left hand laced with mine. I nod, an uneasy feeling settling in my gut.

"Yeah, sure."

His eyes look into mine in a strange, unreadable expression for a long moment before he moves off the frame and gives my forehead a kiss, his mouth gentle along my skin.

"Call me if you need me, okay?"

I nod, knowing I’m far from okay. I watch him walk out the door and get into the backseat of a town car.He must have called a driver to come get him while I was in the bedroom.

Hastily, I grab my phone and wallet along with the car keys, needing to get some air before the feelings inside of me smother me.

***

"I miss you, sweetie," Farah whispers when she opens the door to her apartment on Eastern Avenue. She hugs me tightly and leans back, her eyebrows going up when she sees my expression.

Ever since Gavin left for his meetings, I’ve had this pit in my stomach. I’ve come to rely on him so much in the last few weeks it terrifie