*Claire*

I lay there and listen to them for hours on end. I think I drift off a few times here and there, but the rest I get is not effective. I feel more exhausted when I open my eyes during these gaps in time.

What is keeping me up is not the fact that Nathaniel is talking to another woman in the other room; at least, it is not the entire reason. What is bothering me is Amber herself. There is something about her body language and the way she came in that just sets my teeth on ...