“I love you so much that to keep you safe, I’d rather see you with someone else than see you dead.” Tears welled up in her eyes.
“Am I interrupting something?” Pedro asks as soon as he arrives.
“No.” I say without taking my eyes off hers. “I was just about to leave.”
I give her a kiss on the cheek and leave, not looking back.
I head back to where I was, and Britney seems engrossed with Jo.
Jo calls us over for dinner.
I sit next to Britney, with John at the end. Jo sits at the other end, Liz sits across from me, and Pedro is next to her.
Now I’m the one avoiding eye contact with her. Surprisingly, Britney’s company is starting to feel pleasant.
After a while, I feel a leg rubbing against mine. I swallow hard, unsure of who it is.
That foot keeps moving up until it reaches between
