Savannah felt cold move through her when he said that, but she was determined that she wasn't going to cry, not again.

"All right," she whispered, surprised that her voice still worked. She went to the closet and got a dufflebag, and then just started throwing clothes from the closet and the drawers into it blindly. She may have grabbed some of his shirts since she wasn't paying attention, then she shoved her laptop and cellphone into the bag as well, zipping it up. She reached down to pet the whimpering Destiny. "Sorry, girl," she murmured. "Mommy will see you later."

She was at the door before she turned to look at him. "How long?"