The entire firm goes downstairs to the restaurant in our building and I stay for at least an hour at Hyrim’s insistence. I slip out easily and then make the trip back to Cape Elizabeth.
Once home, I get a call from Leah, letting me know she is leaving earlier than expected and invites myself and David to drinks on the Sunday. I tell her I’ll speak with him first, but I’ll be there regardless.
I pour myself a huge glass of red wine and curl up on the loveseat outside on the patio. I feel much better than what I did the night before, but I miss David and realise that I was an i***t the way I handled things.
I check to see that he is done with dinner first and he replies yes, so I call him.
“You know you could just call, right?” he asks.
“I know, but you were with Hope and I didn’t w
