Everett suddenly slumped, his entire frame leaning on Dorothy's shoulder, his six-foot-three stature making it hard for her to breathe.

He was silent, simply resting against her.

Dorothy tried to speak several times but held back, deciding to let him catch his breath first.

Then, abruptly, she felt a dampness on her neck. The tears trailed down her collarbone, slowly slipping away.

Everett was crying, soundlessly.

The last time he cried, he blamed it on the whiskey, but this time, he was sober.

"Everett." "Dorothy, you can't keep leaving me," his voice was hoarse, his chest trembled with each word, "Once is enough.” He couldn't bear it happening again.

Karen had landed a job.

as an event planner, no need to clock in at

that she should drop the idea of working and just enjoy being

and retirement

back into the couch, "If you ask me, you should just come work at Lopez Corporation as my secretary. We could even... you know, during lunch breaks." "Don't you think about anything else?" Karen leaned back into the couch and gave

"Why don't you go find some other

I got a job. They want me to come over for dinner tonight. So

up, "I'm free tonight. I'll come with you to see the folks." "Those are my parents." "Sooner or later I'll have to call them mine, right? Might as well

Karen's parents, he'd come bearing armfuls

can't fault someone for being too

then you're not going anywhere either." Jeffrey

the evening, they drove

got home,

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