Claire walked back to Julian's car, and Ethan stayed where he was.Julian opened the door for her. Claire paused before getting in and said something Ethan could not hear. Julian laughed, then glanced across the street once before getting in on the driver's side.The SUV pulled into traffic a moment later.Ethan watched until it disappeared at the next light.He did not follow.There was nothing left to chase.In the months after that, Ethan heard pieces of Claire's life from Ben. Never much, never all at once. A detail over coffee after a foundation meeting. A sentence in the middle of a work call. A photo shown too briefly on someone else's phone.Claire had taken a permanent role with Halewick. Julian had moved to shorter regional routes. They kept a place in the city, but spent most of their time near the water.Ben said it casually.Ethan listened like every word had weight.At first, he told himself he was glad for her. Later, he stopped needing to tell himself.Life kept moving
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