“I didn’t forget.” My response sounded as hollow as my heart felt. I pulled away from him and grabbed a sweater off a hanger. “I need to shower, then get some work done.” Oran didn’t move when I motioned to get past him. Slowly, I lifted my gaze to his and tried with all my might to keep him from seeing the tidal wave of emotions threatening to crash over me. He held me suspended in his stare. I couldn’t breathe through the strain of maintaining my composure. Reluctantly, mercifully, he stepped aside. Ten more seconds, and I would have been at risk of passing out or devolving into a torrent of tears. I took an extra-long shower in the guest bathroom. When I got out, a note lay on the bed. Oran had gone to work and wouldn’t be back until late. Again, he’d caught me off guard. I hadn’t expec
