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Work ca and I realized just how out of routine I’ve been since getting back together with Chase Between the traveling and staying at his apartrocery store in months So, after work, I stop at the local Whole Foods to pick up some necessities

I pay the cashier for et to s in my arms to retrievein reetsto place the slance aroundsomeone was here, but that’s i any work, no one can get in the building without living here, and no one besides Chase has the elevator key

As I walk further into the apartht on the tip of ne It sne I used to buy him for Christmas every year

I start to walk around, not understanding whythat I can see, but I notice things are not where they belong Subtle things Pictures slightly moved, pillows on the couch askew My heart rate increases as a chill runs downhere alone Before I jump to conclusions, I call Chase to make sure he wasn’t in the apart

“Hey, beautiful How’s irl?”

“Have you been over here at all today?” I ask, tense

“No, why? What’s wrong?” he asks, sensing my panic

“Maybe it’s nothing, but I feel like someone was here”

“What makes you say that?”

“There are things out of place Little things, and there is a lingering scent of cologne”

“I’ll be right over,” Chase says before hanging up I wander around the apart

A fewout ofroo the air

“What is that?” he asks, scrunching his face

“It’s the cologne I used to buy Evan,” I whisper

“Wait, what?”