Samantha turned her back on her new husband and marched toward the exit.

Douglas sat motionless while Samantha grabbed the brass door handle.

She pulled the heavy glass door open and walked out into the hall.

Brandon didn’t move for a full minute.

Then he walked out of the boardroom with his hands at his sides, past the water glasses and the empty chair where Samantha had been sitting.

I followed him into the lobby corridor.

The travertine floor carried every footstep.