Caitlyn, a military nurse, instantly falls in love with a time traveler who must then disappear. The next time they meet, he dies in her arms, and each subsequent time follows a Fibonacci sequence in the number of years of separation.
You know how some satellites stay in the same place in orbit, where the gravity of the earth and moon balance each other?

Variants

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  1. “Hereafter” by Samuel Peralta, in Synchronic: 13 Tales of Time Travel (edited by David Gatewood, David Gatewood) May 2014.
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Samuel Peralta