Eleanor
By the time the car rolled to a smooth stop in front of Nathan’s house, the quiet hum of the engine was the only sound left between us. All through the drive, all I could do was be swallowed in my own thoughts, and Nathan didn't say anything to me as well, so it was silence.
I looked out through the window at the familiar porch steps washed in soft yellow light, the security lamps already flicked on, illuminating the gravel driveway and casting long shadows over the hood of the car.
I turned my head just a little, glancing toward the backseat, and my heart softened instantly at the sight of Matt ; curled against the door with his jacket bunched beneath his cheek, breathing steady and deep, his lashes resting like dark fans on his cheeks. The boy had been out since we left Gary’
