Grayson
She didn’t look away this time. She just kept eating after confirming I wasn't going anywhere
When she was done, I took her plate to the sink without a word. It should have been easy after that, if I had gone about my day, let her have hers. Instead I found myself lingering.
“You have plans today?” I asked.
She shook her head. “I was thinking of walking into town.”
“Alone?”
Her brow lifted. “Is that a problem?”
“Not a problem,” I said evenly. “Just asking.”
*
Callie
I left not long after. I needed the space
The walk into town was quiet, the streets were bustling. I wandered through a bookstore, picked up a secondhand paperback, and came back with coffee in a paper cup.
When I walked into the kitchen, he was there again, leaning against the counter, reading something o
