Chapter 38

Three days after the disastrous birthday dinner, I’d moved out of the compound amid loud protestations from Ginger, Rook and Burdock, but I’d heard nothing from Torin. And, as one day had passed into two, I continued shutting Torin out of my life. By the end of the week, I’d gotten my old job back with Jess at the bar and was moving forward with my life.

The night of the eighth day after leaving Torin behind me, my phone buzzed with a text message, and picking it up, I read the message.

Torin: When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars

Insanely, I gave a sniff with the sudden moisture that sprang to my eyes. Ridiculous that something so simple as a song could bring me to tears. Torin never did anything without purpose though, so I knew there was a message within the song he wanted me to hear. After bringing the song up on my phone, I closed my eyes, and listened.

A few days later, checking my mailbox after I got home from work, I found a plain white envelope inside with nothing on it but my f