Claire's hand tightened around her phone.
She pressed her lips together and said nothing for a few seconds. Noah's gentle voice came through the phone again.
"Claire, I don't want to avoid this." Noah's tone was serious. "I spent the whole day thinking."
Claire didn't want to face this conversation. As she walked slowly toward the hotel, she forced her voice to sound light.
"You still have a fever. Stop overthinking. Take your medicine and sleep. Whatever it is, we can talk about it later..."
"I don't want to keep putting this off. Claire, you know what I mean. When I said I felt a sense of crisis, I meant it."
Claire stopped completely and stood frozen in place.
"I know you may have never thought about this. But Julian Prescott showing up suddenly made me realize that I might lose
