Steve hadn’t expected her to be at the apartment when he returned after their, but the fact she was indeed gone when he came back hit him hard. His head spun with everything that had been said, the things maybe he should have said instead. He moved through the bedroom - some of her things were gone, along with an overnight bag, but not everything was gone. And as he tidied up a little he realized the ring was gone as well. He wasn’t sure what exactly that might have meant, but it filled him with a little bit of hope that maybe not all was lost. Still though, he had no idea how they would be able to move forward from everything. Not when they clearly wanted different things, when they had such vastly different opinions on the idea of marriage. Her words cut through him, pulled at the
