“That was quick.”
“I’ve been other places.”
“And?”
“I came back.”
“Why?”
Caleb considered.
“Here, when something’s far away, you can see it coming.”
Clara smiled.
“You really believe that?”
“No.”
She laughed.
The sound startled both of them.
Caleb turned toward her.
Something changed in his eyes.
Clara felt it too.
He lifted one hand, hesitated, then brushed a loose strand of hair from her cheek.
His fingers barely touched her skin.
“Clara…”
