Grace stared down at the results on her hands. "I love you but I don't want trouble. I'll keep this no matter what." She kept talking to herself, hoping for things to go as discretely as possible. "Oh! What a start!", she told herself when her phone rang with Jake on the other end. "hmmm?" "What are you up to, Love? Been sending you a million messages the past hour yet I didn't get anything back. You okay, Babe?" "Babe", "Love." She never has been impressed with such terms, but lately things have gone crazy in her life with Jake in it. Being with him triggers her hormones to go haywire. They get all mixed up; she feels happy, excited, loved, cared for, calm, but confused, and scared. "Honey?", Jake asked again, pulling her attention back to him. "Oh! As always, I got lost in myself. Sorry." Jake gave a sigh, "You have not read my messages, have you? I miss you. I'm coming over for dinner. " "Calm down. Think!" The place was empty with only a note under a box on the dining table. He put the box on his pocket, without even checking it. "Jake, I'm sorry for doing this. I feel lost and I need to find myself. Please don't take this against yourself. I am just being a coward. I love you and I know that you love me too, very much, but let me be for a while. I'll see you when the time is right. I'll accept whatever comes out of this. The blame's on me. I love you so much, Jake and I will miss you everyday. Thank you for everything., Love Always, Grace." He was crying already and suddenly let out an angry scream which sounded more like a growl. "Why????????"