(Derek)
I was still feeling the adrenaline from what happened at the event. Olivia had been upset, but I’d tried to keep it together for her.
Raymond’s appearance and his words all triggered something in me I didn’t want to feel, but I’d tried to push it down. We were finally home, the silence between us thick with everything that had gone down.
As we stepped through the door, Olivia immediately glanced at me. She’d been quieter than usual, probably still processing everything too, but she was always good at reading me, even when I didn’t want her to. I could tell she was worried.
She walked up to me as I took off my jacket, her eyes dropping to my arm to check on the gunshot wound Aaron had given me months ago was now more visible after all the movement.
“Derek, how’s your arm?” She
