Chapter 29Ryan is disappointed in himself when his dance partner Kelsey asks if he needs a break. He’s supposed to be teaching her, but his head is so far from this routine that he can’t concentrate no matter how much he wants to.
From the moment he went to bed last night, he knew he’d run out of the ability to put Jasper out of his mind. He’d really hoped Jasper would still visit him for his birthday, but having not heard a single word from him, he’s ready to let go of that hope. Trying to respect Jasper’s wishes for an undetermined amount of time is becoming beyond challenging. Through the days it’s all right. He has dance routines and Kelsey to keep his thoughts from drifting. But when he walks inside the empty hotel room he’s been calling home for the past seven weeks, loneliness hits
