ROBERT
Renee's mouth gaped open as she stood, silently staring at me, astonished. Her dark eyes were filled with shock and dismay. It tore my heart apart. I resisted the urge to curse.
Silence descended on the room like a frigid fog. It was dense with tension—the kind that’d be difficult to break from.
This was not how I’d envisioned our evening. Not even close.
Work had been stressful, but I still wanted to spend quality time with her when she returned from her day out. I was excited to make dinner plans, walk around the cabin while she told me about her day, and then have a calm, relaxed night watching vintage movies in the chalet's lounge. Not this!
The uncomfortable silence dragged on for far too long as I waited for her to say something—anything. I chastised myself for even t
