*Claire*
I lay there and listen to them for hours on end. I think I drift off a few times here and there, but the rest I get is not effective. I feel more exhausted when I open my eyes during these gaps in time.
What is keeping me up is not the fact that Nathaniel is talking to another woman in the other room; at least, it is not the entire reason. What is bothering me is Amber herself. There is something about her body language and the way she came in that just sets my teeth on edge. She is more charismatic than me, which admittedly is not a hard thing to do. She has a history with Nathaniel, which I can only now admit silently that I am a bit jealous of.
She's known him for so long that she has so many great experiences with him. I listen to their stories about all-night card compet
