Unspoken Sacrifices

"Cleo, I need to talk to you about something," Roland said.

He was basically saying, "Since you're here, why don't you come in and sit down for a bit?"

Cleo bent down to change her shoes, then slowly walked over to the sofa.

Dominic had already taken over the biggest sofa. Even though there was still plenty of room, she chose to sit on the loveseat instead.

Dominic massaged his brow, barely notici