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?

jumped to his feet, hope

it was only a server, pushing the door

floor-to-ceiling windows-the fireworks had

he waited

he

the server left, Vince

himself from glancing behind Vince,

But Vince was alone.

"She wouldn't come?"

Vince said

around at the room, decorated with such care for an evening she would never see, his lips pressed into

of this

want it

was shrewd enough to understand, even if he didn't

didn't know what he was still

it to Vince. Give this to her for me. Tell her tomorrow at nine, I'll meet her outside the

made up

Timothy said, voice

He hadn't, not really.

didn't

her what she

right, I'll pass it on. Come on,

by side, got into

parking to FindNovel

ou and made their

garage. ContentVenet

already waiting

Try to get

Timothy

to his car, his shoulders

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