Is he okay?
Emily
Five hours.
Five whole hours, and he still wasn't back.
The clock in the living room chimed eight, the sound echoing through the unusually quiet house.
Xena had left an hour ago.
Since then, I hadn't moved from the couch.
The television played quietly in the background, but I couldn't tell you what was on. I'd been staring at the same channel of news for nearly twenty minutes without understanding a single word.
Where was he?
I frowned at myself. Why was I even asking that?
He was free to come and go.
So was I...
Except I wasn't. I mean, it's just a one time outing to the cafe but his?.
That stupid clause in the contract floated back into my mind.
Spend time together. No working for a month.
What a joke.
For the past week, Seth had spent more time outside
