Johnny pov

I returned from work earlier than I was accustomed to. I had a torrid day at the office. I had called off a deal with a major client who wanted more than I could offer. Frustrated, I drove home to meet Mandy. At least, if there was something she was so good at, she sweet coated words, when she was in the right frame of mind, was capable of making me go nuts. The whole place was unusually quiet. Mandy never liked the serenity. She grew up in an environment where it was never part of their culture.

"The only quiet place was in our dreams," she would...