~LUCAS~I start packing before sunrise, and it's not because I'm excited or ready for the trip, but because if I don’t keep my hands busy, my mind will go back to that night—and I can’t afford that.I fold my shirts with more force than necessary, stack my files neatly, then rearrange them again like something will magically change if I do it twice. My suitcase lies open on the bed, half-filled, half-neglected… just like my thoughts.I'm dreading the three weeks I'll be stuck with her.I zip the bag halfway, pause, then unzip it again.No…. there's no way I'll make this trip all about her. It can't be.I straighten, dragging a slow breath into my lungs, forcing clarity into my head.I'll survive this trip. That's the plan.I don’t need to be in her good books. I don’t need to talk to her, unless it's necessary. I don’t need to acknowledge anything that happened.Especially not that.Ignoring Fiorella until it's necessary is the only way this works. The only
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