Breaking The Ice Between Us
His arms were crossed, face blank in that superior way that used to scare the shit out of me as a kid.
Now, it just pissed me off.
“What the fuck are you doing here?” I asked, stepping out, grocery bags still digging into my fingers.
He turned his head slowly, like he’d been waiting for hours. His face was pale, but his eyes were clear, calculating. That was always the worst part. He never needed to raise his voice. His words alone did the bleeding.
“She’s dead,” he said.
I blinked.
“What?”
“Regina,” he clarified. “She died early this morning.”