PART II — THE DISTANCE BETWEEN USCHAPTER ONE — THE GOODBYEThree weeks.That was how long Adrian would be gone.I stared at the calendar on my phone, hoping the number might somehow change if I looked at it long enough.It didn't.“Three weeks,” I repeated.Adrian looked up from the documents spread across the coffee table.“You've said that six times.”“Because I still don't like it.”The corner of his mouth lifted.“You'll survive.”I narrowed my eyes.“That sounded suspiciously confident.”“I have faith in you.”“You shouldn't.”He laughed.I hated how easily he could make me smile when I was trying very hard to stay annoyed.Three weeks shouldn't have sounded like a lifetime.But this was Adrian.After everything that had happened between us, I had gotten used to having him around. Not every second. He had his work, meetings, responsibilities, and a life that had existed long before I became part of it.Still, somehow, he had become part of my everyday life.Morning messages.Aft
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