Audrey reached the airport with more than two hours to spare.

Lydia spotted her near the check-in counters and waved.

"You made it."

Audrey nodded.

For one strange second, she could not say anything.

The suitcase beside her was not large enough to contain five y

The apartment had never seemed large to Gavin before.

Now every room felt too quiet.

On the first morning after Audrey left, he woke before six and reached for his phone before he was fully conscious.

No messages. He checked again twenty minutes later. Still nothing.

Miles came over that weekend with two other old friends.

They found Gavin in the living room with a laptop open and the divorce papers beside it.

Miles looked at the documents and shook his head. "You're still taking this seriously?"

Gavin looked up. "Why wouldn't