They held hands and walked close as Granger praised Ashleigh for how understanding she had been. She smiled and listened.
Though she couldn’t help but feel like nothing had truly been resolved. Granger had apologized. He had tried to explain. Yet, when she thought for more than a moment about what had been said, she felt uneasy.
Ashleigh had tried, several times, to ask a question about his reasoning. She had tried to clarify what he had told her previously to what she knew now. Each time Granger would get so upset he couldn’t stop apologizing. He would tell her how worried he had been, and she would comfort him.
But she couldn’t remember getting an actual answer.
Ashleigh wondered if she should try again. She looked up at Granger as they walked. The sun was shining brightly through the trees above them, highlighting him in a dazzling aura of warmth. She smiled and looked away, chiding herself for suspecting him. Pushing her concerns back to the recesses of her mind.
