"I never said they were better."

The hotel room finally, finally began to fade around them, to the sound of Sam saying "Yeah" like he simply no longer found anything else to say. Natalie shuddered and tried to regain her composure even though she felt like her insides had just been pulled out for the world to see.

Maybe one day she'd be in another cruel room like this and this would be the memory replayed for her enjoyment.

"Oh good, we're not doing the 'special occasion' bit. Guess that's something."