Drifting Closer

Donovan POV.

The pool was calm, the water cool against my skin as I leaned back, letting my arms rest on the pool's edge. Alone, for once, with my thoughts. The past few days had been… complicated. Vivienne was avoiding me, and I couldn’t blame her. It felt like each time I looked at her, my guilt grew, pressing into my chest like a weight I could barely bear. I missed her, missed the way we used