Losing Control

~DONOVAN’S POV~

I should walk away. I knew I should. But I didn’t. I stood there, arms folded, staring at the grain in her door as Rita whispered something about linens and tomorrow’s schedule that I wasn’t listening to.

I nodded. Or maybe I didn’t. I wasn’t sure. Because all I could think about was her.

Valerie.

I wasn’t supposed to be here. I wasn’t supposed to care. I wasn’t supposed to remembe