“Breathe” – Michelle Branch Courtney pulled into the garage and stepped out wordlessly, slamming the door to the car. It felt childishly good. She expected Ethan to stop her, or to apologize, but he followed her inside and went straight to the guest room, the door clicking behind him. She couldn"t recall a time they"d gone to bed not speaking. Hot tears sprang back to her eyes and she trudged up the stairs in defeat. Maybe you should cut him some slack? Did he really do anything that bad? She hated questioning her instincts when she"d made such a point of being angry. It was taking a lot of will power to ignore the flashes of her confrontation with Sara the previous fall. It"s not the same. It"s one hundred percent not the same. Her arguments weren"t even working on her. Her hand rested o

