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“I’m in Milan The city has better cell service than where I was How are you?”

“Missing you”

“You should have come with me”

“You know I couldn’t”

Chase sighs into the phone “I miss you, too More than you know”

“So, how is Italy?” I ask

“Lonely without you”

“Seriously,” I say, giggling

“I am serious”

“Is it as beautiful as I iine it to be?”

“It would be more beautiful with you here”

“Chase, you knoould have gone with you if I could”

“Yeah, I know,” he sighs “So, what have you been up to? “

“I’ve been working like crazy, trying to make up for the ti him

“I’d give you paradise every day if you’d let me,” he says, and I can hear the smile in his voice