Chapter 30 Midnight Confession

• The drive back from the party was quiet, too quiet. The headlights of our car sliced through the night, casting fleeting shadows along the road.
• Ethan had fallen asleep in the backseat, his little head resting against the window, oblivious to the tension that hung in the air between Daniel and me. I could feel it—a subtle but undeniable distance between us, something that had grown over time, something that we both chose to ignore until it became too big to avoid.
• Once we got home, I helped Ethan into his pajamas and tucked him into bed. Daniel kissed him goodnight and then retreated to his study, as usual. I wandered into our bedroom, but the weight of the evening kept pulling me into a place I didn’t want to go. I couldn’t sleep.