-Hunter-
I looked at Angela for what felt like an eternity, though I couldn’t quite measure how long it had been. I took my time, letting her words sink in, hoping she would say it was just a bad joke. But when she continued to nibble on her lower lip in worry and looked down at the sheets in guilt, I realized this was no joke.
“Okay, love, tell me exactly what happened,” I said.
“Forget it,” she replied, shaking her head.
It was clear I had taken too long, and now she feared what I might be thinking.
“I… I don’t really want to talk about it.” She averted her gaze, but I wasn’t about to let her off the hook. I gently grabbed her chin with two fingers, forcing her to look at me.
“Oh no, you don’t get to do that, love. You can’t just drop a bomb like that and then say you don’t want t
