'A sense of crisis?'
Those words kept turning in Claire's mind.
It wasn't that she didn't understand what they meant. She had simply never imagined Noah would say those words to her.
For 5 years, she and Noah had been partners with the same vision. He was also the good friend she relied on to help care for Theo.
From the day Theo was born, Noah had stayed beside her and Theo. He kept just the right distance, close enough to make her feel cared for, but never close enough to pressure her.
Claire had always thought this was the most stable relationship they could have.
But after Noah said the words "sense of crisis," the balance between them shifted.
Claire didn't dare think too deeply. She was afraid that if they took one more step forward, she would lose Noah, an extremely important
