“I’ve got to get back to work.” “Okay. I’ll be here.” I lean back in my chair, bringing my glass to my mouth. “Wait. You’re just going to sit there while I work?” I nod. “Why?” She seems genuinely confused with those brows pinched together and her nose scrunched. And that makes two of us because only a couple of months ago I thought I’d never see her again, and now I don’t want to let her out of my sight. I shrug casually as if the answer were obvious. “I already told you, Hal. I missed you.”
