Felicity shot a discreet glance at Miles behind her.

His sister had just finalized her divorce and was feeling pretty down. So why was he flaunting his relationship right in front of her?

Men can be so thoughtless, acting on impulse without considering the bigger picture.

Miles only realized his blunder after catching Felicity's pointed look. He quickly turned his attention to his sister, Aurora.

But Aurora didn't seem bothered.

With a gentle smile, she said warmly, “Seeing you and Felicity happy, Miles, puts my mind at ease. You've been through so much together; don't ever let anything tear you apart again."

"Yeah," Miles agreed, wrapping his arm around Felicity's shoulder. "We're not going anywhere."

...

Meanwhile, Craig had returned home and started drinking.

His phone, discarded on the couch, buzzed repeatedly, but he had no intention of picking it up.

want to talk to anyone or hear anyone's

the first time, Craig felt utterly

he could just drink himself into oblivion, hoping

Craig knew

though he and Aurora were divorced, they still had a

wasn't a

no idea how much time had passed or how much he had drunk by the time there

frame swaying as he made his way to open

was none other

"...Hey, man."

a flicker of worry crossing his

Craig! Your mom's been trying to reach you. She couldn't get through, so she called my sister.

wasn't leaving, Craig stepped

hesitate, walking straight into the living

smell of alcohol, an almost suffocating

his brow and turned to Craig, "I didn't just come to tell you your mom's looking for you.

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