#Chapter 143: Restless

NOLAN Yena’s voice was breathy when she answered Nolan’s call. “How are you doing?” he asked, after they traded awkward hellos. She laughed nervously and said, “I’m okay.” “You don’t sound so sure about that.” There was a pause. Nolan kept quiet. A sudden increase in his heart rate made him aware he was still holding out hope that any day now, Yena may just come back to him. He waited to hear what she was about to say. “I’m just all over the place,” she said with a sigh. Nolan knew that there was more to be said, but Yena did not elaborate. He shook his head. Wasn’t that always the problem with them? The things that really mattered felt impossible to say aloud. It was better when he and Yena were together and could let their bodies do the talking. But, Nolan thought with a frown, maybe that had never been enough. They had spent all their time together letting their desire for each other’s bodies take them over. But it wasn’t until the very end that Nolan got past