It's almost midnight when Y/N walks into the living room of Tannyhill. Rafe is stretched out on the couch, one arm resting along the backrest. Sofia sits beside him, laughing at something on his phone. Neither of them notices Y/N at first.

Rafe grins, taking the phone back from her. When he finally looks up and sees Y/N, his expression softens.

Y/N looks at Sofia before approaching him. Rafe pulls her down beside him and kisses her cheek as if nothing could possibly be wrong.

Y/N goes quiet. Rafe notices the change in her expression and sighs.

Y/N doesn't answer, but Rafe's already decided what her silence means.

Sofia gets up, pretending to check her phone.

Once she's gone, Rafe turns toward Y/N, sliding his hand around her waist.

She looks at him, and the words feel too heavy to say out loud.

Then he pulls her against his chest and kisses the top of her head.

For a second, she almost does. But Sofia returns before she can answer, and Rafe immediately turns his attention back to her story. Y/N sits quietly beside him, realizing that even when Rafe asks her what's wrong, he never seems to notice when something else takes her place.