★Nathan★
It had been a week since everything had settled with Timothy, and for the first time in what felt like forever, life felt almost normal again. He had gone back to work, acting as if nothing had happened, and while there was still a quiet awkwardness between us, the heaviness was gone. Cassandra seemed lighter, too. Every time she smiled lately, it looked real, unburdened, and I realized how much I enjoyed her smile. But we were still keeping our relationship quiet. Outside of Timothy and Eli, no one knew about us. Pauline and Harper were the only two who probably suspected that something more was going on. But neither of them said a word, and that suited us just fine. And now that things had gone back to normal, Cassandra and I wanted some alone time. She had invited herself over
