– JAMIE

After I banished him to the couch, I couldn’t sleep a wink. I lay in our bed staring at the ceiling, breathing in the scent he’d left on the pillow beside me. By the time the clock on the nightstand read 2:17, I gave up.

I went downstairs barefoot, the hem of my silk robe brushing the steps. The living room was empty. The couch looked untouched, the blanket bunched over one arm as though he’d gotten up in the middle of the night. My stomach tightened.

I searched the kitchen, the library, even the terrace. Nothing. Then I noticed a faint light coming from the garage.

I pushed open the door and found him sitting on the hood of the Bugatti, eating a sandwich like it was the most normal thing in the world. His white T-shirt stretched across his shoulders, his hair was a mess, and there was a streak of mustard at the corner of his mouth.

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