g room. "Are you comfortable, Liv? Ca

via said, settling onto the plush s

t, "Sarah! Tea

le

gain, loude

ne, Ethan. Left. Suitcases a

Right." He ran a hand through his hair.

, heading to the airport.

n your

mile finally reaching her l

re. The spare room is ready. We'

ting, made by friends.

e'd anticipated his needs before he even voiced them. Now,

were efficient, but Sarah had a way of making everything seamless.

Olivia said, not unkindly. "S

ce. Sarah. Why did she have

ake another pot,"

l have to manage on your own for a bit,

We can manage. Perhaps we could go out for dinner

hing you want." Ethan

ah was never part of those memories. She had been

f being a spectator in someone else's life. Five years of her own life on pause. She was so tired of

er, a small crisis erupted. Olivia's favorite silk scarf, a gift fro

It's irreplaceable!" Olivia

rch. Staff scurried. Chloe o

than muttered, frustrated. "She a

to call her, then remembered. She was

grew. "It must hav

cked over a vase. Ethan rushed in, Olivia close behind. He saw the broken porce

He didn't even register the sharp edge of a