Dave sat at his desk, staring at the screen in front of him, but none of the words registered. His mind was clouded with his thoughts racing in circles as he tried to maintain a facade of calm. To anyone else, he looked like a man deep in work, focused on managing the company and getting things back on track. But inside, he was falling apart, barely able to keep it together. His thoughts were consumed with Cassidy, the fact that she wasn’t picking up his calls ate at him. He hated the uncertainty, the lack of control, and yet he had no idea what to do about it.
He didn’t know that Cassidy had already returned to the office, working quietly in her own space. All he knew was the emptiness he felt every time he looked at his phone, hoping for a message, hoping for a sign that things weren’t
