Finding Warmth in the Storm

Reaching her early 50s, Rei has a lot to be grateful for. But she's having one of her more depressing days while her kids, daughter-in-law, and grandchild are away from home (known as "The Second Todoroki" house) for the week. If only a cold didn't keep her from vacationing with Fuyumi and Natsuo's new family. Shouto is abroad. Touya is in a rehabilitative prison. Rei is feeling lonely today in her home.Unexpectantly, her former husband Enji Todoroki visits the house to make a brief delivery, unaware that Rei is occupying itRei doesn't know why she coaxed her former husband into the house. She knows she's being desperate, perhaps for company or control or a long-awaited talk to confront more of their past and future. Odd things occur between them. They have a quiet dinner, she steals his clothes when he takes a bath...Latest chapter: A naked Enji tries to coax Rei into giving back his clothes. She claws deeper into the discomfort of their history, namely, his sexual coercion.