Nora:

The moment I snapped back to reality, I downed the drink in my hand. Solange’s haunting thoughts lingered, tormenting every corner of my mind. Then I realized I needed to drink more, so I headed to the kitchen.

“Liam?” I called.

“Nora.” He turned to face me.

“What are you doing here?” I asked, reaching for the baby’s milk in the incubator. “I thought you’d be at work?” I tried to hide the fact that I’ve been secretly drinking, and looked around for Nancy, hoping she hadn’t told him about my bad drinking habit recently.

“No, I decided to stay with you for the night.”

I turned to him,...