She froze.
Then she burst out laughing.
“Sorry! Sorry. That one was too easy.”
Andrew set the groceries down.
“I’ll admit, I walked straight into that one.”
The tension was finally beginning to lift.
But the real change came the next morning.
I woke up to the sound of the shower running.
When I entered the kitchen, Andrew was already there, drinking coffee.
A few minutes later, we heard footsteps on the stairs.
Kayla appeared wearing the ancient blue robe from our linen closet.
She had tied the belt properly, and her hair was wrapped in a towel.
Andrew looked up.
Then he looked at me.
I looked at him.
Neither of us said anything.
Kayla went straight to the coffee machine.
She reached for the bag of coffee beans Andrew had ordered online, then paused.
“Can I use these?”
Andrew nodded.
“Of course.”
“Thanks.”
That was it.
No dramatic smile.
