*Nathaniel*

I walk into my home after a day of running errands and, already, the air feels heavy. It feels charged, like the air during an electrical storm. The errands I ran took longer than expected, but I had hoped that a day to herself would help Claire take a breath.

I can only assume something happened while I was away, and that possibly Amber is the reason Claire is festering and stewing over whatever it was.

I feel alone.

It is the first time Claire and I ...