chapter eighty-three

I wake up and frown when I feel Killian's empty side. It was cold like it had been gone for a long time. I sighed to myself, I knew it would come to this. He left early for work to avoid speaking to me. I don't know what hurts more, him leaving or that he finally let me push him away. Stupid Catalina. I held back the tears that threatened to fall and reminded myself that I was strong. I would try to talk to him and put an end to our fight. I hurried to work and checked his office but it was empty, I checked his schedule and realized he was in a meeting. I calmed down a bit. He wasn't avoiding me. He was just working. I used that to calm myself as I started looking at the reports he would need to sign. I don't know how many hours I worked but he didn't come to the office after his meeting. It escaped my mind since I was neck-deep into the report I was reading. The phone rang and I nearly broke my arm trying to reach it. "Mr. Black's office," I answered. "Miss, there is a delivery for