C2 Flashback On How It All Started.

Earlier that morning.

The alarm didn't wake Derek up anymore.

Cara slipped out of bed at 5:30 AM. Her steps were quiet, like she'd done it a million times before. Derek sprawled across his side of the king bed. One arm over his eyes. He looked peaceful in his sleep. His phone buzzed on the nightstand. Another text from late last night. He hadn't bothered reading it.

She went into the bathroom