THE BODYGUARD’S HIDDEN TRUTH
Three days passed without a response, the letter’s silence settling into the household’s rhythm like a held breath nobody quite acknowledged aloud. I found myself checking Nolan’s phone more often than I meant to, some part of me hoping despite my own uncertainty about whether hoping was wise.
“You don’t have to keep checking,” Nolan said gently, catching me at it again on the fourth morning. “I’ll tell you the moment anything comes through, I promise.” “I know,” I said, a little embarrassed. “I just — I don’t know what I’m hoping for exactly. An answer. Any answer, even a difficult one, feels better than this waiting.” “I understand that more than you might think,” Nolan said quietly. “I wa