ANDY
The moment I stepped outside Rosie's, I felt like I could breathe again.
The cool morning air hit my face, and I pulled my jacket tighter around myself as I started walking. I didn't have anywhere specific to go, but staying inside that diner with Kal sitting across from me had suddenly become impossible.
I told myself leaving had been the sensible thing to do.
There was no reason to sit there pretending I hadn't recognized him. No reason to force myself into a conversation I wasn't prepared to have. I had only been home for a day, and I already had enough family secrets sitting on my shoulders without adding Kal Hopper to the pile.
Unfortunately, walking away didn't stop me from thinking about him.
I could still see him sitting at that table.
The man he'd become was nothing li
