Unfulfilled Promises
Although his expression smoothed over quickly, I had already seen that flicker, and it was enough to drop my heart into a pit.
If this had been before, I would have melted into his arms, grateful beyond measure. However, now I could only force a smile and take two steps back. In the process, I knocked over a vase.
It shattered across the floor. We both froze.
That vase had been something we’d constructed together, and our initials were carved into the base.