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Early the next ood-bye, told hi any panties, and then kissed him once more while he tried to pushI was not Kissing him a final time, I told him I loved him and I’d see him in teeks

No one ever tells you to reraph them in your mind, develop them into memories, to have them easily accessible and on instant recall when you’d need them later To try and replay and re-create the last time you see someone

It was 2 am I was asleep on the couch under a cover of furry bodies Food Netas on the television I unstuck my face from the pillownice Drool Wait, as I on the couch? And as ringing? The phone Oh, the phone! I scra it was Simon

"Babe? You , but his voice had the sense of urgency he always has when he’s on a trip He loved his work He loved the travel There was a tiether that he wasn’t traveling asup this globe-trotting life He still traveled, just not as ive it up And I loved hi apart It’s hoe ether, it’s hoe fell in love We ht?"

"Last leg was brutal, but it’s good to be here Sun’s shining, it’s a thousand degrees, and there’s a bowl of pho waiting for et off this phone"

"Well, don’t letin When are you heading to the first location?"

"To and working with the guys here who are taking ht train toht I have no idea what time it is"

"Okay, babe, call me when you can" I knew he’d check in, but when Si he tended to lose all track of ti me

"Will do Love you"

"Love you too Ella says she irl I miss her too"

"She only sleeps with e"

"Hanging up on you, Wallbanger"

"Hanging up on you first, Nightie--"

Hee-hee I got there first Dislodging four cats took so before heading up to bed My phone beeped, and I looked down at the screen He’d sent me a picture of his noodles Ass

I worked hard that week, trying to stack up so day Monica had transitioned fro on board last year, and she’d been instru ement we had with Jillian’s new schedule Monica still worked closely withto take on so on in an advisory role She’d been handlingshe’d be keeping things up in the air and e help, but I still wanted to et as much done as I could before our important day

By the end of the week I was exhausted, but feeling like I’d gotten a little bit ahead I had awould end in drinks afterward I had that feeling because it was hoe ended alle hen she was in town, so I felt pretty sure about that feeling The fact that I was carrying a bottle of as also a tip-off I was headed down to her office, arms full of binders andwith the wine, when I heard her raising her voice to someone on the phone