Fern lifts her tightly clasped hands to cover her mouth; the heartbreak, when it happens, is all in her eyes, which at last can't keep the tears in anymore. They're visible to Alistair for all of two seconds, before Fern sucks in a shuddering breath and turns, walking quickly out of his office without another word.
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Fern lifts her tightly clasped hands to cover her mouth; the heartbreak, when it happens, is all in her eyes, which at last can't keep the tears in anymore. They're visible to Alistair for all of two seconds, before Fern sucks in a shuddering breath and turns, walking quickly out of his office without another word.