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I shrug "I met someone"

"This is good" He smiles excitedly

Gabriel was there for h h

"In Alaska," I sigh sadly

His face falls "Oh"

"And he wantedno…," I inhale I can't even say it out loud

"Was hard…," he finishes my sentence

I nod "He's …incredible"

"Then go back"

My eyes search his

"Holly, you can do your job from anywhere"

I frown

"You don’t need to be here full-time You can work from wherever you want in the world"

"What?"

"I think you and me both knohat a sad existence it is to live your life around work We've both suffered the consequences of such an existence"

"It's Alaska, Gabriel"

"You'll never know if you don’t try," he says