Claire POV
I sighed as I reached for the phone.
I knew Nathan would be on the other end.
The first time he called, he apologized for his behavior in the parking lot, when he threatened to lock me up in order to keep me from leaving.
It was a brief, awkward conversation. I accepted the apology, but I was still struggling to forgive him for the things he said that day.
The next time he called it was to give me an update on Andy, how he was doing in school. I thanked him for wanting to keep me informed, but it was hard. I wanted to know everything about how Andy was doing…
But it still hurt my heart to think of him, and the days I was missing with my child.
And every day since then, it became clear Nathan only continued to call because he couldn’t let me go.
Or rather, couldn’t stand
