up the last cardboard bo

door, Eric, who slept in the guest room ov

stood o

he returned to her own place. "Eric, I came

in the living room and landed on me. "Oh, Maeve, w

ened the moment he saw Laurie. "You arrived just in time. I want

s eyes

ed through the house, acting e

e baby's early artistic exposure. We needed to swap it out. Eric, your stu

ic trailed behind and nodded al

ture without a care for anyone

ack of boxes taller than me, watching the

o ripples at all. I eve

uth in feigned surprise and turned to me. "Maeve, you still did that? House

kid, Eric shouldered the household alone. The pressure weighed too much. Yo

contempt and humiliat

a point. That job of yours ran you ragged all over. What kin

it slowly from Eric's face to Laurie's hypocrit

he air when the do

g for Eric, I strode over

ight figure appear

yes darkening, especially at Lauri

to me, his voice low and steady. "

ne of my mouth finally softened wit

Laurie bo

d buddy there to help me move, his f

nk you did?" He stepped

hat did you mean by this? Engagement not off yet, and yo

nearly made me laugh

t female buddy," but me asking a p

he eyed the worked-up Eric. "She needed to move. I

ke it was the biggest joke, fully

trump card. "Fine, just fine! Maeve, I told you, if you da

t almost tangible. "I'd like to

ie quietly flash