His green gaze was intense as he said, “I’ll leave you alone so you can get dressed.”
“Okay,” I heard myself say.
He didn’t move right away.
I held my breath.
He gave a subtle nod, then grabbed his wallet and went toward the door.
“Chase!”
He turned.
My heart raced.
Ask me.
The “yes” filled my throat.
I swallowed.
“This isn’t goodbye,” he said. “I’ll stop by the lodge tomorrow, all right?”
“All right.”
He gave me a soft smile and left the room.
I let my shoulders slump. Everything was okay, wasn’t it? He was visiting tomorrow. This wasn’t over.
But as I looked at the door, I couldn’t help feeling like something just ended.