Our old house had become unbearable for both of us. Maren’s shoes were still beside the back door. Her handwriting was on the family calendar. I couldn’t walk past her bedroom without feeling as though someone had reached inside my chest.
Graham found a house in a quiet city about three hours away.
I barely looked at the photographs before agreeing.
At the time, I thought he was stronger than I was. He arranged the viewings, dealt with the realtor, chose the neighborhood, and handled most of the paperwork while I moved through each day as if I were underwater.
The new house was pale blue with a small front porch and a maple tree beside the driveway.
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