I was so happy that it slipped from my mind that Monday would bring with it the real world. And it would crash around us once again. Or maybe it was coming sooner than I thought.

Nicholas' phone buzzed with a text, and I glanced at his frowning face as he held me on the couch. I paused the movie we were watching.

"What is it?"

He sighed. "I told you I was going to take care of this. You're not supposed to worry, right?"

"That's impossible. I'll be more worried if you keep me in the dark."

He ...