The silence in the car was thick enough to cut with a knife, and Dorothy felt a wave of awkwardness that made her skin crawl.

Usually, whenever Everett sensed her discomfort, he'd find a way to lighten the mood, but today, he didn't seem to have any intention of doing so.

It wasn't until they were almost at Bay Residence that he broke the silence again.

"Dorothy, should we maybe have a proper talk?" he asked.

He felt that they had never truly sat down to discuss their future or the whirlwind of events that had transpired between them.

It was always her with her thoughts, and him with his.

Everett had thought he had lost the right to ask Dorothy for a heart-to-heart, but that night, the vulnerability and love in her eyes were unmistakable, and he wasn't blind.

few days, he could recall her trembling voice calling out his name with his eyes shut, and it was such

of illness left him too drained to think of much else besides getting the kids to bed and crashing

was back in the country, their fiery encounter had kindled a

Dorothy asked, not looking at him but picking

about at this moment." Everett frowned; he turned the wheel,

like this." "Everett," she sighed deeply, then spoke softly, "I want to wait until things have settled down before we talk, okay? Not now." He pursed his lips tightly, obviously understanding her

when." It was just a

anticipated this response, his lips curling into a dry semblance

to no one and couldn't be detected by anyone!

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