She turned off the alarm on her watch as soon as it went off. She hadn't slept well because she was waiting for it. Time to leave. Time to leave Mark. But the didn't want to wake him. She lifted his hand from her stomach and slipped out, putting the covers back down so he wouldn't feel the cold. She dressed in silence and opened the door to leave.
She had to say goodbye.
She put her luggage in the doorway and snuck back in. He looked so peaceful. He looked happy. She scrawled a note and put it on the pillow that was still hollowed out where her head had been. "I'll never forget you. Love Susan."
"You alright?" Doug slapped Mark on the shoulder playfully.
"Yeah." Mark lied and pretended to study the board.
"So she's gone eh?"
Mark nodded.
"You okay?"
Mark nodded again. Totally unconvincingly.
"There's more fish in the sea."
"Yeah." Mark ended the conversation.