The Shape of Staying

For years, Nia has answered Marcus's late-night calls and mistaken the intensity between them for a promise. In Jamaica, he holds her as if nothing else exists. Back home, he returns to a life where she is never quite allowed to belong.

Then a canceled Tuesday call gives Nia room to see what she has been accepting. Alex arrives in the light of an ordinary day, with plans he intends to keep. As Marcus finds his way back once more, Nia must decide whether the love she remembers is worth the li...