us's

rst part was that It didn't start there, It started the moment she walked through tha

ould have kept my distance. I should've treated her like what she was-Diane's daughter, b

e as I leaned back against the wall, replayin

nough, the way she ate her meal quickly and bol

er, the same daughter who hadn't even shown up to the wedding

e wasn't all o

re, Sophia had been more presen

r some reason she didn't tre

stead, I'd done the exact opposite by offering to cook f

g in front of the mirror as she adjusted her earrin

just ignore her," she said, completely unfa

The first sign of our shaky marriage sho

rfect reason for that developm

hed her ha

e for attention. She missed my wedding, barely called, disappeared for years and now she s

two people could exist in the s

hat she went through bef

up her bag. "I didn't chase her away

your da

e's an

n't change

is was coming from, then she smiled like none of it mattered. She stepped closer and placed a quic

se, the door closing behind her with a soft click.

ve how easily she could detach from every

pent together, it bec

have a cold shower, hoping it'd wipe every though

~

fice, dressed and composed, I'd alrea

as what I

as I went through a few reports, respon

a knock sounde

sita

ophia. Pressing my lips together, I mumbled

h vanilla filled my senses. She stood near my door, holding a glass of c

n slightly. "I just wanted to say

riefly to the cup

here all day, so... I though

e spoke, almost like she didn't want to overstep or

made

Yeah, to retu

s despite myself. I reached ou

nk y

le too quickly. I tried to hide what that single moment did

t b

ved slightly

ead. "Alright

's be

e room, glancing around my office like she was t

in here all day?" she final

t laugh. "Somet

me?" she pressed, stepp

N

ly. "Wow, you're really serio

e my p

enjoy being

be b

de me feel quite fulfilled. She kept glancing around the office, asking small, random quest

ing, but I already knew it was only a matte