I sat up all night waiting for her. Finally, around eight in the morning, I heard her key in the door. She walked in looking tired and disheveled. She didn’t seem surprised to see me sitting in the living room. ‘Hi,’ she said. She wouldn’t meet my eyes. ‘Hi.’ She just stood there, looking at the floor, her keys in her hand. ‘Where have you been?’ I asked. ‘I drove to Delaware and back.’ ‘Why?’ ‘I don’t know. I just started driving. I wasn’t going to come back.’ ‘Ever?’ ‘Ever. I was going to just disappear.’ ‘That’s crazy, Lexy.’ She laughed without smiling. ‘Yeah.’ ‘What made you change your mind?’ ‘I started thinking about you sitting here waiting up for me. I couldn’t leave you sitting here.’ ‘Well, I wish you’d called,’ I said. ‘I was afraid …’ I didn’t finish. ‘I’m sorry,’ she said. There was a long silence. ‘You’re scared of me now,’ she finally said. ‘Well, yeah, a little.’ I could hear my voice rising.
