#Chapter52

THE RETURNED

JOY

"I’m glad that you’re okay," Vince said, his voice cheerful.

I was balancing the phone between my ear and my shoulder while signing some papers and smiling like a lovesick idiot. The days had been passing too quickly. Vince was in Seattle due to work but that didn't mean he hadn't shown how important I was to him. We texted every day for the past week since I’d last visited his house.

It was new for both of us...whatever this was.

"Why wouldn't I be okay? You have to stop worrying about me so much.” I sighed. “I’m going to have lunch with my dad today."...