Timothy asked Secretary Allen to take Henry back to the hospital.

He stayed behind, still sitting alone in the private dining room.

Outside, the fireworks show continued, bursting in brilliant colors against the night

sky.

But the person he hoped would watch with him never arrived.

Before he knew it, it was nine o'clock.

Timothy had never felt time drag so painfully.

So this is what waiting feels like.

She had waited for him to come home-for seven years.

Days upon days, all blending into this same ache.

His heart tightened with guilt.

No wonder she wanted a divorce.

She simply couldn't bear the endless waiting anymore.

Timothy closed his eyes and pressed his fingers to his brow.

Ten o'clock.

Eleven o'clock.

Midnight was approaching.

Knock, knock, knock.

at the

Was it her?

feet,

it was only a server, pushing the door open.

the floor-to-ceiling windows-the fireworks had

waited for

understand," he

left, Vince stepped

weary eyes, unable to stop himself from glancing behind Vince, listening for any sign

But Vince was alone.

"She wouldn't come?"

Vince

room, decorated with such care for an evening she would never see, his lips pressed into a thin

of this too

want

enough to understand, even if he didn't want to admit

didn't know what he was still holding

chair and handed it to Vince. Give this to her for me. Tell her tomorrow at nine,

finally made up your mind?" Vince

said, voice

He hadn't, not really.

didn't

she wanted, he'd go through with

I'll pass it on. Come on, let's

side by side, got

parking to FindNovel

ou and made their

garage. ContentVenet

waiting in

on, get in. Try to

Vince," Timothy

turned and walked to his

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