In Lieu Of

Things had not been smooth between Holden and Grace off lately. They were into the fifth year of their marriage and the bond between them had already fissured. He wanted to understand her mindset, but she was gone far off. It began with the miscarriage she had a couple of years back. If he thought about the time before that, all he could conjure in his mind were happy memories, they were high school sweethearts after all.

Their relationship had not been a happily ever after affair after he ha...