NICK
I GUESS HEARING nothing could be considered a good thing. Maybe she’s enjoying herself. Maybe Laine likes drum and bass. Maybe she likes dancing, too. I haven’t yet had enough time to figure that out.
Maybe she’s having so much fun with Kelly Anne that she’s barely giving me a second thought, and as much as it pains me not to be the center of her universe every waking minute, I’d be happy for her.
I want her to be happy. I want her to embrace life, laugh, and love, and dance to drum and bass if that’s what makes her happy.
I keep working on my spreadsheet. Just a few more hours to go.
LAINE
KELLY ANNE IS TOO DRUNK to listen to anything much I have to say, but when
I tell her at eleven that I might make a move early she seems to hear that loud and clear.
“NOOO!” she wails and g
