“Go home.”
Her face changed.
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“Ethan.”
“Please.”
Then he added,
“I love you.”
His voice softened.
“But I need to stay here with my family.”
Sylvia looked at me.
I said nothing.
I didn’t need to.
She slowly stood.
Picked up her bag.
“I’ll call tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
She walked toward the automatic doors.
Then she stopped.
Turned.
“Rachel.”
“Yes?”
Her voice was quieter than I had ever heard it.
“I’m sorry.”