Colin stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, the cigarette between his fingers already half burnt.
He had actually planned to go pick up Hilary himself that day, but Tiffany had wrapped herself around his arm and whined until he agreed to take her to a musical instead.
The moment his brow furrowed, her eyes instantly welled up with tears, her face crumpling with grievance.
She said, "Colin, I've never been to a musical in my entire life. The other day I saw a post from a college friend saying this one was really amazing, and it's only playing in Creston for one night, so I really wanted to go see it. I know I'm not sophisticated, and I'm not the kind of woman you can be proud to show off. If I'm too much trouble for you, I can just quietly leave. I promise I won't make things difficult f
