isn’t what you think.”
I glanced at my evidence. “That would be genuinely impressive.”
“It just happened.”
“Nine months happened?”
His expression shifted. That told me nine months was probably an underestimate.
He began explaining: loneliness, our lost connection, my busy schedule, his need to be appreciated, Rachel’s understanding, the absence of planning, and his insistence that he still cared and never intended to hurt me. I heard all of it before sliding the first statement across.
“Did feeling unappreciated cost four hundred eighty-six dollars at the Riverside Inn?”
“Claire.”
