With Bekka, my emotions were youthful, exuberant, and fluid. This was different. My earlier experience of working with Nicole distilled and fermented into something rich and complex. The fluttering in my chest started as it always did when I thought about her. Then followed the dreaded cold sensations, thinking about her leaving in a few weeks. I took a deep breath and grabbed the cooler.
You knew where this was going, Ellis, and three months was all you had. You know it and she knows it. Don’t waste the time you have.
“All set. Are you ready to go?” I said.
Nicole was positively glowing, which didn’t make it any easier for me to act casually.
“Yes, I cannot wait to get home and tell you all about what happened. It was amazing. I am not sure I even know how to describe it.” Her face be
