<span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;">Caitlynn had a relaxing few hours at the espresso stand. Her eight customers were generous with their tips, which had more to do with her low V neck leaning out the window as she talked with them. She didn’t mind though. She felt better than she ever had on many years. Telling Nathan about what happened seemed to take a load away from her, but she hoped that Nathan didn’t do anything toward Jack. He had the videos hidden somewhere, and despite Caitlynn’s attempts to find them on Jack’s computer, she never could find them. She suspected he kept them on a flash drive or burned them to a DVD, but again, she never had the chance to search them out.<br/><br/>When she was done and closed up the stand, she walked to her mom’s and visited for a time before taking Niniel and walking home. When they arrived, the yard looked immaculate! She wasn’t even to the driveway when her phone buzzed. It was Jack texting her that he would not be home until 10PM. Caitlynn was silently relieved. She would be able to relax this night and spend it with Nathan and could be feigning sleep when he came home. Caitlynn had to find a way to get away from this toxic environment.<br/><br/>When she entered the house, she got Niniel settled with her favorite TV show, Sesame Street, and went to seek Nathan. She found him, just finishing a shower. Caitlynn took a breath and hesitated as she peeked through the crack in the slightly opened door. Nathan towelling himself off caused her to squirm. She would go in and make it with him but for her needing to tend to Niniel. She sighed as she watched him. When he started to turn for the door, Caitlynn, silently stepped away and silently made her way to where Niniel sat and quickly sat beside her. Ehen Nathan came down, Caitlynn turned from the TV and said,<br/><br/>“Nathan! We’re watching cookie monster count chocolate chips in cookies!”<br/><br/>She looked at Nathan, her eyes beaming brighter than the have in a long time.</span>