, searching desperately for her phone charger. "Andrew, have you

and, barely glanced up. "I don't know, Laura. C

ing to keep her emotions in check. "I already did, Andrew. It's

finally tore his gaze away from his phone. "Fine, I'll look,"

istance between them widening with each passing moment. "Never mind, I'

ind wandered to his conversation with Rosie earlier in the day. He chuckled so

im back to the present. "Did you find it?" she as

charger lay hidden beneath a pile of papers. "Here it is," he repl

empathy. She had hoped for a moment of connection, a chance for them to bridge the gap that seemed to widen

down on her like a weight. She reached for her phone, her fingers trembling with uncert

neliness and longing that seemed to swallow her whole. Tears pricked at the corners of her

and insecurities. He knew that Laura was struggling, but he felt powerless to help he

her shoulders slumped with defeat as she stared blankly at her phone.

nshed tears. "I'm fine, Andrew. Just tired,"

weight. As he watched Laura retreat into herself once more, he couldn't shake the feeling that their relationshi