As it turns out, either Atlas or Maeve had retrieved Salem's car for him. It's in the garage in the morning, which Salem is thankful for since when he wakes up, he and Ruby are the only ones in the house. He can't really tell how he feels about this, because on one hand he's happy. Yay! He doesn't have to face Atlas after embarrassing himself yesterday. Then again, now Salem's even more on edge.
Still, because of this, the morning goes by uneventfully. Salem drops Ruby off at school and goes into work, going about his day and following his usual routine. When he gets off, he has to force himself to drive to Atlas' house instead of his own. It feels weird, yet sadly not unnatural. When he gets there, Ruby is in her room, studying. Atlas is nowhere to be found, and Salem makes them dinner a
