Holly awoke in the apartment she once shared with her father with the thoughts of Parker. She did anything and everything she could to forget him or think of anything else-but it didn't seem to matter. Every item in her home reminded her somehow of him, even down to the designs on her shower curtain. She slid beneath the tepid water, rushing to shave and cleanse as she had very little time before the water would turn freezing. She managed to even wash her hair before the water changed to arctic. Throwing it up within a towel, she made her way into the kitchen for a cup of coffee, even though this was something she usually detested. Holly knew she had to get awake somehow as she was going job hunting again. The tedious nature of this action was enough to tire her at the thought, but it woul
