A year later, I moved out of the Lakeview penthouse.I didn't sell it. I wasn't brave enough for that all at once. I locked the door, handed the keys to a property manager, and moved into a smaller place with white walls, old wood floors, and windows that caught the morning sun.The first night there, I slept badly. The second night, I slept a little better. By the end of the month, I stopped waking up to check whether Luca had come home.Healing didn't arrive like a victory. It came in small pieces: a full meal, a dress that wasn't black, a morning when I looked in the mirror and didn't feel abandoned.Dante stayed. He stayed by remembering my appointments, buying the tea I pretended not to like, and sitting through evenings without asking me to be happier than I was. When I pulled away, he let me. When I reached for him again, he was there.One evening, after dinner at a tiny Italian place with red candles and terrible parking, he walked me home and stopped at my door."I love you,"
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