Since that moment, he had been diligent in minimizing his contact and interactions with her. Despite her attempts to sweet-talk and reconcile, he had consistently kept her at arm's length. At his workplace, he meticulously handled pending tasks, rescheduled his flight to Amsterdam, and engaged in a

In the subsequent folder, a treasure trove of Christmas memories awaited: Jack playfully offering Sarah a Christmas cookie, Sun and Anja donning Santa hats, and a festive mulled wine gathering at the dorm. Following these cheerful moments were snapshots of her family celebrating around the Christmas

Joe reached the airport after a forty-minute drive. He took his suitcase, the suit bag and the laptop out of the trunk and headed for the terminal. It was only noon and he still had two hours to kill. He bought a sandwich and something to drink and then sat down at a gate that didn’t have any flig

A kiss that assured you that she was fine with anything you could possibly dream up. It had worked on him, hadn’t it? Three years ago? Not at the very first attempt, but eventually it had worked just fine, even on him. Across the desk, Eric had fallen silent. Obviously he was unable or unwilling to

“Hi, Sarah!” With a big smile D held the door open and let Sarah in. “We can have coffee on the terrace, if you want...” She nodded towards the garden furniture outside the big living room window. “The sun is shining, the birds are singing and surprisingly no one has started a lawn mower yet.” She l