stood outside.
Alone.
He looked exhausted.
Daniel walked into the foyer.
“You don’t have to speak with him.”
“I know.”
“Do you want me here?”
“Yes.”
We opened the door but didn’t invite Derek inside.
He held his phone in one hand.
“Claire, I need five minutes.”
“You can speak from there.”
He looked behind me and noticed Daniel.
His mouth tightened.
Then he unlocked his phone.
“Vanessa is gone.”
I said nothing.
“She cleared out the apartment.”
Still nothing.
“She blocked me.”
I folded my arms.
“And?”
He looked
