JASON
Time passed quietly.
By the time the silence settled over the office again, the weight that had been pressing down on my shoulders all day had eased, if only a little.
It wasn't gone.
I doubted it would disappear anytime soon.
Every one of those problems was still waiting for me the moment I allowed my mind to return to them.
For a few brief moments, however...
I had managed to forget.
I leaned back against the couch and let out a slow breath as I buttoned up my shirt.
Alice remained beside me without saying anything.
Unlike me...
She didn't seem eager to move. She was still undressed.
The office was quiet enough that I could hear the faint crackling of the fireplace and the occasional footsteps echoing through the hallway outside.
Eventually, I turned my head toward her
