*Nathaniel*
I hear Claire finish in the shower and start walking around upstairs, but I didn't think she would make her way into my study so quickly. I place the tray of bandages in my bedroom before leaning against the door frame, watching for only a moment before making my presence known.
“I thought you might be prone to wander," I say, catching the startled way she steps away from the bookshelf. Her cheeks are flushed, and I can hear her heart racing. There's something different in her eyes that wasn't there before. Perhaps she isn't just startled.
“I… I'm sorry. I didn't mean to…" she stammers. I dismiss it with a quick wave of my hand and walk into the room up to the shelf of photographs.
“No need to apologize," I say, catching a glimpse of the photograph she was looking at. I
