Time Apart Novels & Stories

Yeah, it’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that my husband was centuries older than me, but that’s the beauty of being in a different realm I guess. “I’m 422,” he replied simply. Aero is 629. It’s basic math in our realm. On Earth, it’s 22 and 29. We just slash the third digit.” I inwardly whistled. “Wow, you guys ′are’ really old.” “Time in all realms are different, sister-in-law,” he crossed his arms over his chest and smugly smiled at me. “It’s a bit confusing if you ask me so we prefer to stick on Earth time as our constant reference.”

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT: THE SPACE BETWEEN HELD BREATHS Lena's Pov The night after I told him about the placement, I didn’t sleep. Not because of fear but because of space. The idea of it stretched between us like a living thing. Six months. A country away. Time zones and new streets and unfamiliar skies. It wasn’t a threat exactly, but it wasn’t harmless either. Space could soften things… or sharpen them into something you couldn’t touch without bleeding.

“You disappeared for four days. Then you look me in the eye and lie about being away for just 48 hours.” What does he mean by four days I thought. “Why is he saying the same thing Sammy father said… what do they both mean by four days. Jane hissed under her breath, folding her arms like she was holding herself back from committing treason. “Do you think there is a time difference between both worlds because this is starting to feel very stupid.” River tilted his head slightly, eyes distant, already calculating. “I think so. It would explain the mismatch. Time dilation between realms is not unheard of, especially if you folded space instead of walking it.”

Mack blinked at her. A month? What was she thinking? She had told him herself how much time was different between the two universes. “Don’t you mean three months? And actually, that’s three of your months.” “Okay, so it was what, four months your time? Not a big deal, really.” “You know, your months are way longer than my months, right? Way, way longer.” “Wait, what? What do you mean?” “What do you mean what? You told me yourself - 100 seconds equals a minute, 100 minutes equal an hour. Here, we’ve got 60 seconds a minute, 60 minutes to an hour. Those seconds really add up!”

in its place. "Six days," she murmured. … When Gwyneth woke up the next morning, Asher was already home. He had dark circles under his eyes, clearly from a night of too much fun. Gwyneth ate her breakfast. Asher looked at the whiteboard and frowned. "What's with the six?" Gwyneth kept a straight face. "Six more days until we leave for abroad." Six more days until she could finally end this 12-year relationship and walk away from him.

- Speak, my love. - You can't talk about it over the phone. When you come back? Tell me soon, please. - I'll be waiting for you at dinner Monday. - My God, I feel like Monday is a month away. Each day seems to last 72 hours. - I also feel that way when I'm away from you. That's why we need to end this distance once and for all. You can travel with me from now on, what do you think? Business trips with your presence can have a different flavor…” I heard his breathing quicken on the other end of the line.

There's a five-hour time difference in Hawaii. *YOUR NEPHEWS TURN THREE MONTHS OLD TODAY* *I'M SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. HOW'S YOUR HONEYMOON?* I try to make some conversation with her. It looks like I'll be locked in the Ivory Tower during the day! *BEST THING POSSIBLE*

“These are all small things. I can fix them. If you don’t like the three of us hanging out together, then from now on, we won’t all meet up at the same time. “Whatever else is bothering you, just tell me. I’ll change. I swear—” I cut him off, feeling irritated. “They’re not small things. My feelings were never small. “Honestly, we were done a long time ago, whether you see it or not. “Stop calling me. I really don’t want to have to change my number.” I hung up and blocked the unfamiliar number. I stayed busy once the semester started, and it felt good. I joined ROTC, and before I knew it, I had gotten pretty tan in just a couple of weeks.