Everett I didn’t have a call to make. Aubrey probably knows that. I should have asked. She would be better with Erica, Hugo, the kids and the dogs. At least there, she won’t have to worry about me changing like the damn weather around her. My behavior must be confusing her. I stopped seeing her because we were spending too much time with one another. Now I am inviting her to stay for as long as she needs. I need to stop and stick to one thing. Sighing, I pour a single scotch and swallowing it down all at once. I am tempted for a second one, but I won’t. It is still only early afternoon. I have no need to get wasted at this time of the day to stop myself from thinking. I disappear to my office, hiding out. I rest back on my office chair, running my fingers through my hair. It wasn’t supp

