Unspoken Distance

Marcus never thought his own words would come back to bite him so hard.

It stung so badly he wanted to scream, but there was nothing he could do.

'Note to self,' he thought grimly, 'no more defending Mr. Vance. At least not anytime soon. But what on earth did Mr. Vance do to make Clara this mad?

"Marcus, have I been too easy on you?" Gemma yelled, grabbing a stool and planting herself right in fro