My morning starts quiet and weirdly calm. Alexi is gone when I wake up, but the little note he left propped on his empty pillow informs me he is downstairs working in the building today until his meeting later.

The little note I may have held and pondered over for far too long. Tracing the neat scriptwriting and the little out-of-character kisses at the end. My heart's butterflies and stupid teen girl feelings are coursing through my body. Feeling all sorts of goofy and smiley, the ...