[ papering over the cracks ]
God, she's tired today ( Read more... )

( they fall into a familiar routine )

After leaving a few notes and gifts with Bar, Kate returns upstairs.

She still has one more to deliver.

[ "about last night ... " ]
Kate wakes early -- too early, judging by the near-darkness of the bedroom ( Read more... )

[ every alcohol-soaked night has a morning after ]
Kate flicks off the lamp and slips into bed next to Bill, her eyes slowly adjusting to the faint light from the crescent moon filtering through the window ( Read more... )

[ these stakes have a high alcohol content ]
She's lost count of how much wine they've put away among the three of them ( Read more... )

With Boo spending the night with a playmate nearby and Demeter away, the remaining grown-ups have the evening and the house to themselves ( Read more... )

She wakes in a warm tangle of limbs and sheets, her face buried in the hollow of Bill's neck and shoulder ( Read more... )

[ "I hope we'll see you both tomorrow." ]
God, it's early ( Read more... )

[ that house of cards is gonna fall ]
With Boo tucked in bed for the night, Kate's curled on the couch, hardly reading a dog-eared paperback, while Bill works on a jigsaw puzzle at the kitchen table. On the TV screen, the PONG! console plays a silent game against itself ( Read more... )