Scrunching the note she left in my hand I placed my hand over my heart. It was beating so fast. She just up and left without a care in the world. No explanation, no nothing.

How could she just leave?

Pulling open the fridge door I took the opened bottle of wine out and poured a glass. That's how Jake found me. Not before almost giving me a heart attack by bursting through my back door.

"She's gone". I took a sip of the wine. "Just up and hightailed it out of here". A laugh fell from my ...