Ding!
┏This person is saddened by you┛
That wasn't surprising.
Darren didn't know if it was the cold air or the weight of unspoken words that made him tense, but as he and Sandy took their seats at Castle Cottage, the awkwardness between them settled like a mist.
It had only been their initial greeting that had been spoken so far.
That was it. That was their grand reunion after weeks of silence.
Darren exhaled through his nose and rubbed his hands together, trying to ground himself. It had been so long since they'd sat here together, and now that they were, he had no idea what to say.
He glanced at Sandy, only to find himself staring longer than he intended.
She had always been beautiful.
Not in the flashy, attention-grabbing way of models or actresses, but in a softer, more grounded way — like someone you'd want to come home to after a long day.
