The Silhouette of Us
The office door opened again with a gentle click, the brass bells above it chiming softly.
Clara stepped inside, carrying a thermos and three ceramic mugs. She wore a soft grey sweater, her hair falling loosely around her shoulders. She smiled warmly at Adonis, entirely comfortable in her own skin, the old defensive posture of the high-end escort completely replaced by the grounded grace of a woman who had reclaimed her own narrative.
"I saw the lights from the cottage," Clara said, setting the thermos down on the desk and pouring the steaming tea. "I figured the legal vanguard of the city must have made landfall."