When sorry is right there and you still wait

“You and your partner were at a birthday party last night, and at some point you left without finding them first to say you were heading out — you texted from the Uber, figured they'd be fine. They got home twenty minutes later, clearly bothered, and said they felt embarrassed having to explain to people where you'd gone. You said you'd texted. They went to bed without saying much else. Now it's morning and they're moving around the apartment quietly, not cold exactly, but not quite warm either.”