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“You want ”

“You are no doubt, the most stubborn man on earth”

“But you still love me”

“Fortunately for you, yes” Her concerned little sister face took over “Mi on, Zeke? You need to fix this”

“Don’t worry I plan to”

“How? You’ve been in counseling for over a year now What’s going on?”

“Nothing’s going on”

“So Mi? That’s not like her” Allie’s gaze dropped to her folded hands “There’s not anyone else, is there?”

“You know better than to ask me that”

She visibly relaxed “Okay Good I didn’t think that was the problem”

“Look, don’t worry about ive this separation another week, tops”

~~

Another week Tops Hopefully, he hadn’t just made his sister a promise he couldn’t keep

Zeke stripped off his police uniforrabbed his iPhone and headed for the beach He was up to ten miles a day now He’d always been a runner, but lately, the running was more than just a way to keep fit It was his own personal form of catharsis

He warmed up for the first half-mile, then increased his pace over the next two until he was flying Sand kicked up beneath his heels and a wave of cool air rose off the February gulf water while Coldplay’s Viva La Vida streamed in his ear It was a littleto hard rock while he ran, but tonight it fit his mood