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Prompt #63: Summer
Word count: 100

Gregory came out of the closet and dropped a pile of shirts into the suitcase. He turned away, meeting his wife's eyes as he did. "Don't look at me like that."

Olivia sighed glumly, bringing the tumbler of vodka to her lips. "I'm sorry," she murmured, lowering her eyes.

"Olivia-"

"I mean it!" She took a fortifying sip and looked back at him. "I mean, you're only going to be gone the whole summer. The children and I will be fine."

"It's only eight weeks."

"That's fifty-six bloody days."

"I'll be back on day twenty-eight."

"And then you're leaving…again."