Evelyn
Julian had refused to say anything to me after last night, I very well understood his anger but he was still quiet until now, it was just absurd.
I had woken up expecting him to be at the breakfast table the way he always was, coffee in hand, something dry and clever waiting on his lips, but his seat was empty and his coffee cup was clean and dry in the cabinet. The house had that particular quality of quiet that meant he had left early enough to avoid the possibility of running into me.
I sat at the table alone and looked at his empty chair.
Fine, I thought, let him be dramatic about it.
Amanda appeared in the doorway with Leo on her hip, already dressed and clutching his SpiderMan toy. "Good morning ma'am, shall I get Leo's breakfast started?"
"Please," I replied, reaching u
