Isaac didn’t speak.

Isabel’s fingers loosened around his wrist almost instantly as she realized how it must have looked. The silence stretched too long, and panic climbed up her throat. She took a small step back, her hand falling away quickly.

“I- I meant… because my next doctor’s appointment is soon,” she stammered, forcing a light laugh as if she were making some casual remark, “that’s all, just wanted to say it before you left.”

Isaac didn’t even blink, ...