The dishes had been cleared from the table hidden in the kitchen to be washed later, only Neil and Christy remained at their seats. They are not used to this silence each having a habit of always speaking what they felt no matter if necessarily wanted to hear it. He knows he should speak, make her listen, get her to see she was only running from the pull in her heart.
"David wants to leave at first light so I should get some sleep."
"Please stay with me." Christy shakes her head at last standing up leaving him alone she can only hope she made it past before the tears were seen.