CHAPTER NINE
A few days had passed since Peter had made his move on Martha in the kitchen that night. The morning after, he had acted like nothing had happened again. He wasn’t dismissive of Martha – he was quite pleasant – but he didn’t make any more moves. He didn’t stare for a second too long; he didn’t strike up any unnecessary conversation. In fact, he hardly gave her any attention at all. Initially, that pleased Martha; the elephant in the room that had been expected was nowhere to be seen. Martha was more confused than ever.
Luckily, Mae still seemed to have not noticed a thing. She was obsessed on keeping Martha and David together. Her interest in their relationship was a welcome distraction from the guilt that Martha was feeling. Martha had barely stepped a foot out of line in h
