Another note
Ava

I haven’t been able to get the freaking note out of my head. It’s all I think about.

I wanted to believe that it was nothing but a prank, but I’m not so sure. Not when I get a bad

feeling every time I read it.

I’ve thought about reporting, but I don’t want to make a big deal out of it. It was just one note. What

if Cal was right and it turned out that it was just a stupid prank?

My phone rings, making me jump. I put the mop down and pick it up. When I see Rowan’s name

flashing, I almost hang up, but I don’t.

“Hello.” I force my voice to sound emotionless.

“Hey, how are you?” he asks, sounding a bit unsure.

I swear, I’ll never get used to this version of Rowan. It was just so unlike him. It’s like he woke up

one day and was a different person. If he has truly changed, then it’s going to take some time to

get used to him.

“Did you need anything?”

“Yeah. I just want to let you know that I’ll be going on a business trip for a few days,” he informs

me, which makes me a bit confused.

“Oh, okay, so you wanted me to let Noah know?”

Noah was at school. He will be disappointed since he doesn’t like Rowan going on trips, but he’ll

understand nonetheless.

He pauses before answering. “He already knows, but I wanted you to know too.”

I’m a bit stunned. Rowan never used to tell me when he went on business trips. He would leave in

the morning and not come back. It’s as I set aside food for him that Noah would let me know that

Rowan wasn’t coming back. He used to tell our son, but not me.

It was disrespectful. He never cared about that, though. He knew that it hurt me every time he did

why he

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Rowan I’m not your wife or

the snappy tone away, but

he does something nice, and it just reminds me of the

past the memories that are burned

know,”

judgment, I snorted. “Courtesy? You sure lacked it when we

the need

quiet after that for a

It doesn’t matter because I

is ready, but when I

have to tell

curious. “Can’t

something that I need to tell you

waiting. When you tell me something like that,

you want to

with scenarios that may not be

you just tell me? I

will have to wait.” He pauses, and

talk when I get

say anything more, the line goes dead. I groan in frustration. Damn it. What the

want

the shout, brings me

in a weird state

talk about.

kitchen,”

footsteps before he walks into the kitchen. I don’t know if it’s just me,

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yelling my name like it’s the end of the world.“I tell him once I

hasn’t said a word.

sweat shirt and sweat pants. At first I’m confused why he wasn’t at work, but then I remember

day off.

“Cal?” I call

head. “Oh sorry. I don’t know if this is too

Rowan wanted to talk about something, and now Cal wants to ask

that I probably wouldn’t like

“Okay, go ahead.”

a while before

want to ask you

staring at him

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