~HOLLY~
The next morning comes too quickly.
I barely have the energy to get out of bed, but I force myself to.
I need to act normal, think normal, be normal.
Even if nothing about my life feels that way right now.
I’m in the middle of making tea when I hear a knock on my door.
My heart skips just once.
I already know who it is.
Only one person can be here this early in the morning.
I walk to the door slowly, my fingers hesitating on the handle for a brief second before I pull it open.
Gabriel stands there , fresh, annoyingly handsome, and holding a bag of groceries.
“Good morning to you too,” he says casually, walking past me into the apartment like he owns it.
I blink.
“You didn’t even wait for me to invite you in,” I say, following him into the room.
“I don’t need permissio
