The walls of my house had never felt so small. By the third day, Caleb’s presence was everywhere. His suitcase sat in the hallway like a claim, his cologne lingered in the air long after he passed by, and his laugh—low, careless—echoed through rooms where I used to feel safe. Every space I tried to escape to, he filled. And the worst part? He knew it. The first night, I barely slept. I heard him moving around in the room across the hall, footsteps soft, the squeak of the mattress when he dropped onto it. Every sound tangled with memories I was desperate to erase. I pressed a pillow over my head, but that only made me remember the weight of his hand, his mouth, the way he’d whispered in the dark. My body betrayed me, restless, aching, shameful. The second morning, I found him in the kitchen, shirtless, like he owned the place already. Coffee mug in hand, lean muscle shifting under his skin, hair damp from a shower. My mom wa
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