The next morning, August left early for work, promising he'd be home sooner than usual.

Before he left, we kissed like a pair of lovestruck teenagers.

Even though he wanted me to stay home, I already had plans. There was something I'd been putting off for far too long, and I needed to get it over with.

Over the past few days, I'd thrown myself into work like a madwoman.

Isaac could tell something was different about me, but he never brought it up.

His company was growing at an incredib