*Natalia*

“I’ll call you tonight, okay?” he whispered to me sweetly, gently tucking my hair behind my ear. He left me with a kiss, and I could still taste him on my lips even as I fled up my driveway, pushing my back against the door until I heard the hum of his car drive away.

I didn’t know for sure where he was going, why he had come back in a rush, or why he had such a serious and dark look in his eyes when he had answered that phone call. ...