He woke up with a feeling of strange emptiness and loneliness. He reached out to pull Jay closer, but his hand touched the cool sheets. Cole immediately jumped up, fully awake. He checked the time. It was almost noon. He rubbed his face with his hands and combed his hair. Then he lay back down again and stayed like that, in silence, for a while longer. It was quiet. Too quiet!
He sprang to his feet immediately and left the bedroom.
- Jay! – He called her but got no answer. – Damn it!
‘Where the hell did she go?!’ Cole wondered. He really hoped she was safe. He grabbed his phone and dialed her number. But then he heard ringing of her phone, which she had left on the kitchen counter. ‘What the f**k?!’ He thought. ‘Why didn’t she take her ph
