“I didn’t want to be that far away from you.” Her expression told him that’s what she’d expected. She didn’t appear upset by the news. Resigned, rather. He’d have preferred angry over resigned. “Why not?” she asked. He pushed himself farther up the bed to lean against the headboard. “Because once when I was several hours away, you almost died. I didn’t know if I’d get back in time. I didn’t know if I’d ever see you again. I’ve never known fear like that, Mia. It was paralyzing. When I say I don’t remember anything after I got that text from Claire, I mean it. I don’t know how we packed up, how
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