NORA
I shouldn't have come out. If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have to see Sebastian waiting just outside the hotel.
The thought loops endlessly in my mind as my ex walks quietly beside me. Neither of us speaks for a long minute. Finally, I stop.
"This was a mistake."
Sebastian turns to me immediately. "Nora..."
"No." I shake my head, tired to my bones. "I’m not doing this with you."
I rub my temple beneath the sunglasses. "My head already hurts enough."
I turn to leave, but his fingers wrap gently around my wrist.
"Nora, please."
I close my eyes. "...Sebastian."
"I don't understand." His voice cracks. "When did I lose you?"
Shit.
"I keep replaying everything," he says with a small, helpless laugh. "Every conversation. Every date. Every fight."
His grip loosens until he's simply hold
