I hate that I get this way sometimes; it’s not often, and it’s not with every girl he knows. Just when I’m feeling low, insecure, or just lonesome. The past few days of school have me feeling all that, and his absence is getting to me.

“Sorry, baby, I need to call you back. I have a call to take. Look, Janetta is coming, I texted her, and she said she will be up in five.” He sounds disappointed, and it gets to me too, even obscuring the fact he’s sending in my housekeeper ...