OFF LIMITS
“Non negotiable.”
Damon looked at the ceiling.
At the floor.
At Marcus.
“Fine,” he said.
“Thank you,” Marcus said.
Zara appeared from the cupboard. “What are you two doing.”
“Adding to the list,” Marcus said.
She looked at Damon.
“The onions,” he said.
She closed her eyes briefly. “Of course,” she said.
They left at 9PM.
Marcus stood in the doorway and watched them go down the front path. Zara’s hand in Damon’s. The specific way they walked, not performed closeness but actual closeness, the comfortable kind that had been building since February and had become so natural they probably didn’t notice it anymore.
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