Three long, dull days had passed since their fiery goodbye kiss. Xander had told her the truth: she would not hear from him until the operation was complete. Erin had done her best to follow his instructions, but it was harder than she anticipated. She hadn’t heard a single word from him, and the silence gnawed at her. I miss you, she typed into her phone and sent it off. She made sure to send the same message every day, once a day, so he would at least have something to read when he eventually checked his phone. It had been three days of waiting, and Erin had done it before. She was good at waiting, or so she told herself. But this time, it was different. This time, it was unbearable. Why did she have to wait for the people she loved all the time? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if they were t

