Without Carl, everything in Jennifer's world was bland and boring, and that emptiness had its claws in her chest. So far, Ben had managed to infuriate her and surprise her, and it was like seeing bursts of light after wandering around in the dark for months. Two paths were ahead of Jennifer, now. She could ignore Ben, and nothing would change. Or she could stay, and see what he wanted to say. It's not Jennifer's court-mandated therapy sessions that save her: instead, it's ordinary kindness from the last person she wants to see. I donot own this story,credits belong to the rightful owner @Miss_Nihilist on Archive Of Our Own. https://archiveofourown.org/users/Miss_Nihilist/pseuds/Miss_Nihilist I only own the cover of this story.