The Unspoken Accord
The Sudden Silence and the Corporate Wall
The Afterglow and the Shock
The moment William spoke the words, "I need to leave immediately," the Grand Ballroom vanished. It was as if a curtain had dropped on their wedding, sealing it off in a distant, beautiful past.
Mimi followed him back to the West Wing, their elegant wedding clothes now feeling like ridiculous costumes. In the spacious, silent rooms, the victory of a few minutes ago William’s fierce, public defense of her, still hummed between them, creating a final, desperate pocket of warmth.