Chapter 141

• LIAM
• When I stumbled through the front door and grabbed the wine out of the fridge, I was heading for the bedroom but changed my mind at the last minute and went to the pool instead, hoping the open air would give me the respite I desperately wanted.
• The day had taken a different direction from what I had envisioned, and I needed to sit with my emotions and think about my next steps. I made a mental note to call Arlene before going to bed—she hadn’t called to thank me for the flowers, which meant she hadn’t received them, and I had been too preoccupied to reach out.