Chapter 40: SIAN

"You're coming straight home with me after school, call your mom if you need to." He leaned over and whispered in my ear in the middle of lunch.

"Is that an order?" I teased him since he pretty much worded everything the same way.

"If you'd like! Have Cassandra said anything to you about what's been bothering her?" he changed the subject seeming preoccupied all of a sudden.

I looked down the table at the girl in question. Sunday morning before she'd left to go home, I'd cornered her alone and grilled her about why she'd seemed so preoccupied lately.

She swore up and down that she was fine, but I knew better. Belle had found us so I decided to table it until later, but I never had the chance before her dad came to get her.

I hope she didn't notice the way the older man had given me the once over while he was pretending to ask about his daughter's night. Gross!

"No, she says she's fine, why, do you know something?"

He took his time answering me.

"It's nothing for you to worry ab