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Nate

I stormed into the office expecting to see her sitting somewhere waiting for me with those teary eyes that caused me to feel like the greatest piece of shit ever.

I stopped dead in my tracks, checking every inch of the room with my eyes as though she would materialize out of thin air. A faint scent of her perfume still lingered in the office from the day before but she was long gone.

My gaze lingered on the space she had stood on earlier when she came demanding to be separated from me and I felt my displeasure brewing underneath my skin.

It was really unsettling how much hold she had on how I reacted. I made my way to my desk, my eyes scanning through the piled up papers and files scattered across my desk. I pushed the feeling of unease behind and focused on what I had to do. I could not allow her absence distract me from what was more important. Again.

Still my mind conjured up the image of her as a ball of fire, so furious and hurt and I felt shame crawl into my chest. Despite m