Chapter 123

Vera

Three days.

Seventy-two hours.

More or less.

That’s how long it’s been since Declan and I actually saw eye to eye, sat down and talked.

I know that because I’ve been counting. Not aloud, not on paper, just quietly, in the way you keep track of things you wish didn’t matter as much as they do.

Monday: He texted me at 7:40 a.m., said he’d be home late. I sent back a thumbs up. I guess this is w