He was silent for a moment, then sighed. After relaxing, he draped himself over Lillian.
Lillian pushed him slightly, muttering, "You're heavy..."
Claude remained unmoved, burying his face in the crook of her neck. He mumbled," What do you mean by apology? I thought I'd apologized enough already."
Lillian blinked, a little surprised. "You mean... you don't know what an apology means?"
"No, I used to. You're the one who made me forget."
Claude propped himself up on the rug with his arms and carefully rolled over, lying beside Lillian.
They lay side by side on the floor stall at the door of the apartment, the night sky above Central Park visible through the floor-to-ceiling windows opposite them.
"I've never apologized to anyone. In my understanding, an apology is compensation for so
