“You’ve Been Very Bad Tonight.”

--Athena’s POV--

I knew from the moment we came back to the city that everything would change.

Our flight left in the afternoon and arrived in the evening. Knight drops me off at my apartment because he’ll be going straight to his office. It’s past office hours. I don’t know why he seems to be unable to let go of his work.

"I’ll call you," he said when his car stopped.

I nodded and didn’t even glance at him. I got my body bag prepared to go out of the car.

"Athena," he called me.

I had no choice but to look at him. I pretended as if everything was normal.

"Hmm?"

"I said, I’ll call you."

I said, "Sure," and stormed out of the car. I didn’t look back at him.

The moment I stepped inside my apartment, I immediately felt the emptiness. I sighed heavily. God. We've only been apart for how many minutes, so what's in store for the next few days?

I didn’t have the time to change clothes. I slumped into my bed and let go of the things I'd been holding onto for the past three days since I'd been