Dinner

Annalyse

Having dinner with my mate and my best friend was great. It felt, well, normal.

Except the looks that Cass and Ryker kept throwing at each other. He joined us part way through, saying that he and Chase had some things to discuss after we finished.

“So”, Cass started, “Do you have a dress for Jace’s ceremony?”, she asked.

“Yeah.”, I answered, shrugging, probably looking like I was sucking on a lemon.

“What’s with the face?”, Chase asked.

“I’d honestly rather not go.”, I said, glancing over at Cass. She was the only one who knew the story behind Jace’s assholery.

“And I don’t blame you, Lyse. After what he did-”, she started.

She noticed the quick shake of my head and stopped, but not before Chase picked it up.

I looked over at him warily.

“What did he do, Lyse?”, he asked quietly. Too quietly.

I looked into his eyes as he rubbed small circles on the back of my hand with his thumb, feeling my apprehension, I’m sure.

“Can we talk about this later? Without an audience?”, I all b