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

first time,

could just drink himself into oblivion,

deep down, Craig knew he

were divorced, they still had

wasn't a complete

had passed or how much he had drunk by the time there was a knock at

frame swaying as he made his way to open

outside was none other

"...Hey, man."

bit at the sight, a flicker of worry crossing his face. "Is... is Aurora

Bay Residence," Miles assured him. "But you, Craig! Your mom's been trying to reach you. She couldn't get through, so she called my sister. Aurora's just had a baby, so she couldn't come,

that Miles wasn't leaving, Craig stepped aside to let him

walking straight into

was thick with the smell of

just come to tell you your mom's looking for you. I wanted to

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