Chapter 111

Gretchen’s POV

I took my third day off from work to strictly pamper myself, spending most of the day lying out in the sun and reading a book. It was relaxing, but there was something hollow inside of me as I finished reading the last book and thought about things with Christian. It was enough to have me calling him up that night.

“Hey,” he said warmly when he answered the phone. “How's the solo day going?”

I sighed and shook my head. “To be honest, I miss you,” I said plaintively.

“Aw, baby,” he said. “What are you doing right now?”

“Curled up on the couch trying to watch some TV. Thinking about ordering a pizza or something for dinner, but not sure what I want.”

He laughed. “That sounds nice,” he said.

“What are you up to?” I asked.

I could almost hear his shrug over the phone. “Not much,” he admitted. “I went out with Mark and some of his friends, but they've all paired off, and I'm just sitting here now. It's kind of weird to go to