ALEXANDER
I had just stepped out of Jason's office when I saw Faye's father walking toward me.
We exchanged greetings, and I was about to continue walking when he stopped. I stopped as well, realizing from the way he looked at me that he wasn't simply stopping to greet me.
Although I had already spent some time with him and Faye's mother earlier that morning, it seemed he still wanted a little more time to talk with me. I noticed he looked exhausted.
“What are you doing here?” I asked.
He smiled and told me that he was simply taking a walk around the house.
“That's good,” I replied.
He gave a quiet laugh, and I found myself falling into step beside him as we continued walking together in a different direction from my original destination.
There was nothing particularly serious abou
