“You didn’t discuss this with me.”

“I’m discussing it now.”

“You already accepted.”

“It’s the opportunity we’ve been waiting for.”

“You’ve been waiting for it,” she had said. “I’ve been waiting for you to come home before midnight.”

The argument became everything they’d refused to say for months. Cassandra accused him of loving ambition more than her. Damon accused her of being afraid of every future she couldn’t control.