Kelly I hesitated briefly before answering. I pressed the green button and held the phone to my ear. “Hey,” I said, my voice carrying a lightness I didn’t quite feel. “Kendra,” Adrian replied, his tone warm but calm. “How are you holding up?” “Better, I guess,” I answered truthfully. “You?” “Busy as always,” he said with a soft chuckle. “And how is Harper? “She's fine, she already went to school” I replied, my tone soft. I wasn’t expecting much from the call until Adrian casually dropped the bombshell. “So, the D.C. hospital branch we’ve been working on is finally ready,” he said. “It means I’ll be moving to D.C. soon.” For a moment, I thought I misheard him. Moving? To D.C.? I nearly screamed with joy but caught myself just in time. I bit my lip to suppress the overwhelming happi