Angelina nodded. "We'll talk soon," she said as she leaned over and kissed his cheek. It was such a generic response. Of course they would talk soon, but her energy for thinking much farther than one step ahead of her waned. "You...take care of yourself." She inwardly cringed. Then she tacked on a smile she hoped didn't look as forced as it felt.
She touched his arm one last time and then turned and left the room, feeling as though her heart had decided to stay in the room with George instead of leaving with her.