Chapter 65. The Address She Gave

On Friday, Diana handed back the keys to her old apartment.

The inspection took less time than she expected. The manager checked the rooms, noted a small mark she had already mentioned, and asked where to send the final paperwork.

Diana gave Gabriel's address.

Then she corrected herself silently.

Their address.

When the manager left to fetch a form, she remained in the empty living room. There was a pale rectangle where her desk had stood. A faint scrape near the door reminded her of the afternoon she had tried to move a chair by herself and refused to admit defeat.

Gabriel waited beside the last box.

“You can look around,” he said.

“I am looking.”

“I meant for as long as you want.”

Diana nodded.

She walked through the bedroom, opened the empty cupboard, and checked the bathroom shelf once more. There was nothing left to collect.

Still, she stood in the doorway for a moment.

This place had held