May POVAfter deciding that I’m gonna take John’s offer that same day, I realized I had no means of contacting John.I just thought that maybe after the 72 hours ultimatum he gave me , he would be back and I guessed right.Seventy-two hours,That’s how long it took for John Bells to waltz back into my life. Not through a screen, not in a dream, not whispered in some breathless rumor.In person.At the damn café.It was a rainy afternoon, the kind that dragged in sluggish customers with wet coats and impossible coffee orders. I was refilling napkin holders and trying to shake the ache in my lower back when I heard the familiar chime of the door.I didn’t look up at first.Didn’t have to.There was a tension that came with him. A shift in the air. Like the world itself adjusted to make room for his ego.I exhaled, grabbed the closest rag, and headed for the counter.“Let me guess,” I said without glancing at him. “Tall black coffee, with a large shot of arrogance on the side?”“Actually
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