I walked back to the couch and sat quietly. Jesse slid in beside me, his shoulders tense with a burden too big for him.
“How much did you hear?” I asked, though I already knew the answer.
His voice was low, honest. “Everything.”
Silence wrapped around us. Finally, he asked, “How do you feel?”
I shook my head. “I don’t know. And that’s me being honest, I really don’t know.”
We both stared at the wall, the hush thick around us until Jesse broke it. “I suspected something was wrong. But I figured it was just… small stuff. A normal couple fights. Not this.”
He hesitated. “Will you be okay?”
“I’ll always find a way,” I told him. Then, softer, “Go to bed, Jesse.”
He gave me one last look before heading to his room, knowing exactly what I meant.
Left alone, I curled into the couch. My mi
