Chapter 6
Tessa's POV
My apartment felt smaller than I remembered.
I dropped my bag by the door and stood in the middle of the living room looking at everything.
The throw blanket on the couch, the half-finished candle on the coffee table, the book I hadn't touched in two weeks, I felt like a stranger in my own space.
I took a shower and stood under the water too long, then turned it cold just to shock myself back to the present.
I was fine. I just needed this one day.
I picked up my phone from the counter. Three missed calls from Connor. I set it back down and went to stand by the window, watching the street below, giving myself a little more time.
Then my phone buzzed and I looked over at it.
A text from Connor. you didn't pick up, That's okay. I just needed you to know i ca
