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2026-10-06 02:06:26Not just alcohol—Laura saw it now, the brittle edge of shame, the ache of being left behind.
Not just lack of sleep, either. There was an old grief there, slow-burning, compounded by loss layered over loss.
He had been crying. Laura could see it in every line of his face—a vulnerability that made her want to look away, and made her refuse to do so.
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Drew's gaze dropped, his shoulders folding in, the question exposing a raw place inside him he wasn't ready to show."Laura," he said, her name heavy with years of deflection, but this time it carried less protest than surrender."I need to know whether what happened outside is something I should be panicking about." Laura leaned forward, voice trembling, honesty shining through the fatigue."You panic quietly," Drew said, trying to inject lightness, but Laura saw the worry beneath the joke."It's one of my gifts," she replied, the banter an act of courage, her fingers tightening around the mug.He breathed through his nose, a slow, deliberate inhale, bracing himself for honesty.
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Something in her voice must have convinced him, or maybe it was the exhaustion in his bones, the kind of weariness that left no room for argument.Or perhaps he simply didn't have enough energy left to argue. Drew’s shoulders slumped, the fight draining out of him as he turned toward the house.He walked back toward the house, footsteps dragging, the trash bag swinging awkwardly at his side, his other hand trailing along the garage for balance.Laura followed close enough to catch him if she had to, her heart thumping, eyes locked on the line of his spine, calculating how quickly she could close the distance if he went down.For the first time since arriving, she understood with perfect clarity that Drew's size meant absolutely nothing. His height, his broad should
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Drew's mouth twitched, the beginnings of a reluctant smile threatening to surface, as if humor might still have a place here.For one second the room loosened, the tension dissolving just enough to let in a sliver of hope, however brief.Then he turned toward the back door, the fragile peace gone as quickly as it came, purpose stiffening his shoulders."I'll take these out," he announced, his grip tightening on the trash bags, trying to reclaim some control."Leave them," Laura replied, her tone sharp, unwilling to let him push himself beyond what he could handle."I can carry garbage," Drew insisted, defiance flaring in his eyes even as he wavered on his feet."That's not what I'
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"No." His reply was automatic, but weaker, the refusal already unraveling."Yes," she said, her voice unwavering, the answer not up for debate."I'm not going to a hospital." Drew's voice rose, but Laura heard the fear threaded through the defiance."I didn't say hospital," Laura replied, quick and calm, her patience running thin but her resolve solidifying."Good." For a moment, relief flickered across his face, gone as quickly as it appeared."But somebody medical is seeing you," Laura said, her tone brooking no argument, her gaze locked on his, the decision made for both of them."Laura." Her name was a sigh, his last protest, the syllable carrying all the fatigue and fear he c
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"Felt like shit." Drew shrugged, but Laura saw the shame he tried to bury beneath indifference. His voice was raw, scraped thin by too many confessions and not enough sleep."That all?" Laura pressed, her tone gentle but relentless, unwilling to let him hide in half-answers.Silence. Drew's gaze dropped to the table, lips pressed tight, the question hanging between them like a dare."Drew," she said, soft but insistent, reaching across the gap with his name alone.He rubbed his mouth, palm scraping over stubble, a gesture that looked equal parts self-soothing and stalling."Sometimes I shake," he said, voice low, his hand curling into a fist as if to hide the evidence."You're sha
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He looked at her, real attention in his eyes now, the bravado faltering as he recognized the fear in her face.That reached him—something shifted in his expression, the walls lowering just enough to let her in.Laura didn't soften it. She forced herself to hold his gaze, refusing to retreat into comfort or half-truths."You almost fell last night. You threw up. You got confused about the day. Your hands are shaking so badly you can barely pick up a bottle." She laid out the evidence, each word a stone, refusing to let either of them look away.Drew glanced down at his hand, watching the tremor as if seeing it for the first time, anger draining into something more vulnerable."You talked to John," he said, resignation an
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