Chapter 11LINAAnd I had not told him because I had sat across from him, in this room, and watched as he started the conversation and understood there was no opening for it.Not because he was lying to me, but because he genuinely didn't know the opening was needed.He came out of the bathroom, crossed to his side of the bed, and got in under the covers. He reached over and turned off the lamp on his nightstand. I was still sitting up on my side. I reached over and turned off mine. Then I lay down in the dark.He was on his back. I could tell by his breathing. I lay on my side, facing away from him.In the silence, I could hear the house settling. A car passing on the road outside. The faint sound of wind against the window, branches scratching softly against the window panes, my eyes following the movement as my face got caressed with the night cool breeze.I moved my hand slowly, carefully, so that it lay flat against my stomach beneath the sheets. I did not press it.Just rested
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