Cole’s POV

“So you’re just going to stand there gawking at me?” She asked, her tone was sharp but sounded playful at the same time. “No hugs? No kisses? Just silence?”

She went in with her voice still carrying the familiar confidence I was used to, the kind that speaks so much volume about how she still assumes that she had a place in my life. I stared at her for a second too long, noticing how good she really looks for the first time since she stepped into my office.

I let out ...