“Maybe a month,” Burke heard himself say. He felt like he was floating outside of his body, and Ash didn’t seem to be breathing or blinking at all.
She tipped her face toward the sky and started laughing.
Burke frowned, his hands dropping to his sides. This was no time to laugh. They needed a plan, immediately. He couldn’t believe he’d allowed himself to run a mile before telling her.
plan“Breathe,” he said, wondering what was so horrific about being his girlfriend for a few weeks.
Ash took in a deep breath and reached out her hand like she needed something to hold onto. He grabbed her and steadied her. “Breathe, Ash.”
She did, and he noticed as her freckles popped out on her skin until she got more color in her face. “I was not expecting that.”
Burke wanted to ask what she was expec
