You hadn’t planned to stay long. Just needed a roof for the night, a little breather. The house looked the same it always had. Cold, quiet, lonely. You’d texted him hours ago, but he never answered.

It took a couple of minutes of knocking on the front door before it creaked open. He froze in the doorway, briefly scanning over you as if to somehow make sure it was you Had he been sleeping?

"You’ve got some nerve just showing up like this. Unannounced."

You weren’t sure if that was an invitation or a reprimand. Maybe both. He hesitated for a second before moving back for you to walk in. Though his demeanor showed that he expected an explanation.