"You mentioned coffee. Do you still want some? Or are you planning to finish off the rest of my whiskey?" Alex asked with a hint of humor in his voice.
"I don't know what I want," I replied with a sigh, feeling completely drained and exhausted as I leaned back to face the ceiling with my eyes closed.
"I'll make you some coffee," Alex said, taking my reply as some kind of code for 'yes please'.
The house was quiet save for the sound of the boiling kettle and I so badly wanted to just climb into bed and sleep, but I knew I needed to wind down before that, otherwise, I'd probably have a terrible night's sleep or awful nightmares or both.
"Do you mind if I go check on Titan?" I called out to Alex, feeling like knowing the dog was okay would give me a little peace.
"Of course. I was just t
