Lukas is waking up from another long nap and squirming in his seat. Arya and I just sit in silence. Neither of us know what to say.
This shouldn’t be an emotional goodbye. We only met a few days ago—not counting our first meeting. And “f*****g each other’s brains out before parting ways forever” isn’t exactly the beginning of a beautiful relationship.
It’s not like we made any promises to one another, either. From the moment we drove away from the hospital, I knew I’d let Arya go at some point. That time has now come.
So it ought to be easy to part ways. To recede back into our respective worlds.
“Well,” Arya says, her voice drifting off. “I guess this is it.”
I climb out of the car and open the backseat to remove Lukas’s car seat and diaper bag. “I’m keeping the car,” I growl. “I lef
