Celia pursed her lips.

Many people were outside at school-off time, and some who recognised Dominic couldn't help but look this way.

Celia didn't want to make a big deal out of it and sat in her car first.

Rolling down the window, she said to Dominic, "Get on."

Only then did Dominic enter the car.

Celia drove.

No one broke the silence most of the way; instead, they didn't know who should say first and what to say.

They were still a couple just a ...