Marcus’s POVI held onto the phone tighter than I should have, as if it were an anchor keeping me afloat. We didn’t have much to say, and yet the call still felt heavy, too heavy.“Get it together,” I muttered under my breath, leaning against the chair as I thought about how much of a disaster the night was slowly becoming.“Marcus?”My head snapped, my eyes staring back into the room as I found Diane leaning by the door. Shit! How long has she been standing there?“Hey,” I whispered, standing to my feet as I made my way back to the room. “I didn’t know you were up.”Her eyes were on me, not a scrutinising gaze, just watching as if she was trying to see me. “Is everything okay?” Her tone was soft.I forced a smile on my lips, my hand brushing through my hair. “Perfect,” I moved closer to her, my hands snaking around her waist. “Everything is fine, just work, but it is resolved now,” I muttered.I was overexplaining and overcompensating.She exhaled, rolling her eyes slightly at me, “I
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