When relationships shift, the person being left behind starts to notice the nuances of how things have changed. And the subtle differences ate away at me with regard to Cora. I'd always been her number one, we'd done everything together, made every decision as a couple—or so I'd thought. When I looked back on the two major ones, she'd followed me both times. It hadn't been about what was best for her; I hadn't considered what she'd needed—just how it would have impacted me not to have her around.
Cora now had a life I wasn't involved in. Between work and school, she'd become just as busy as I was, and coupled with my schedule, we almost never saw each other. When we did find a few moments alone, all I heard about was how wonderful Drake Halifax was and all the plans he had for her career—
