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“I don’t want to.” I’d rather sit here and stare at her until my eyes fall out of my head. It’s totally not a very romantic thought, but stuff like this doesn’t often happen to me, and if I blink, I’m afraid it’ll be gone forever.

Another vibration takes her completely out of the moment.

I sigh and flip the thing over. All texts from a blocked caller, telling me my services are needed.

“I have to go.” I run my hand through my hair.

She nods. “Okay. Do you know when you’ll be back?”

How do I answer that when I’m not even sure what is being asked of me? How do I not lie when I can’t exactly tell her the truth?

“A few hours, hopefully. But, um, depending on the circumstances, I might have to stop back before going out again.” I’m telling her more than I should. “It’s complicated.”

She grabs onto my hand and looks up at me. "Will you do me a favor?"

“Yeah, anything.” Because how could I possibly say no to her?

“Be careful.”

If only her request wasn’t totally out of my control.