*Present time. Chris' point of view*
I proceeded to let him in and called out to Audra from the stairs.
"Hey Audra, Robb is here, in case you haven't heard it."
"Yes, I did! Hi Robb, I'll be down in 5 minutes!" She responded from the upper floor in a rushed tone.
"Hey luv, it's alright, no need to rush," Robb shouted back in response. I couldn't help but cringe a little when Robb called her "luv" with his accent, probably more because I was jealous than for anything else.
I needed to shake it off.
"Hey man, I just made coffee, want some while you wait?" I asked, trying to make small talk and avoid the weird thoughts. I also didn't want to seem too rude, just common courtesy.
"Yeah mate, that'll be great, thanks. Umm…" he paused for a moment, like searching for words. "I'm… I'm not really good at this, but I'm sorry for your loss. Are you… holding up okay?"
