The clock couldn’t move fast enough.
Ronnie drummed her fingers against the steering wheel impatiently as she turned onto her street, her SUV humming under her.
Theo was happily spending the weekend with Marvin and Gale, giving her and Mark the rare luxury of real, uninterrupted time together — to celebrate her birthday properly.
The thought made her heart lift, despite the dark cloud Kyle had tried to cast over her earlier.
Mark loved her. She knew that.
Tonight would wash away the bitterness lingering in the corners of her mind.
She pulled up to the curb outside her house, cutting the engine.
Even from here, she could see the soft, golden light spilling out from the windows.
Home.
Safe.
Ronnie climbed out of the SUV, the cool evening air brushing against her skin. She walked up
