After breakfast, Aidan, who had promised to stay home with me, received a phone call. After that, he told me there was an urgent matter at the company that needed his attention and that he'd be back soon. Then he hurried out.
Hearing him mention the company made me lost in thought.
The "soon" he promised stretched into the entire day. It wasn't until midnight that I heard his car pull into the driveway.
To my surprise, he came straight to my room. The smell of alcohol hit me as he walked in.
He leaned over, watching me for a moment, and then went to the bathroom to shower. When he climbed into bed, the smell of alcohol mingled with the scent of soap, and he quickly fell asleep, snoring.
I glanced at him, lying on his side with his back to me, the same familiar back that now felt so di
