The way Trevor looked at Claire with his sharp eyes made it seem like he could feel the doubt in her words.
He could have pushed her for more, but instead he just nodded, his face relaxing with a mix of love and worry. He said, "Good, good," but his voice had a hint of doubt in it.
Claire moved around awkwardly, wanting to change the topic before Trevor could ask her more about Joshua.
Not to him or anyone else, she wasn't ready to talk about how her marriage was apart. She tried to smile and looked down at the crossword puzzle that was still on his lap. "How far did this go?" I might be able to help you finish it.
Trevor laughed and was glad for the break. "I'm afraid I'm stumped on this one. I've never been good at using these long words, you know that.