A week had trickled by, each day blending into the next. The whole time I stayed with Killian in his apartment, a temporary escape from the world that seemed to be crumbling around me. 

I had rescheduled my doctor’s appointment, postponing it by a few days. I still needed some time to try and put myself together—or at least feel like I could step outside and back into reality again. Which was an achievement I was beginning to believe more and more unattainable with each passing ...