“Do you always just appear at the exact wrong time?” I ask, slightly annoyed by him.
“I try my damnedest!” He chuckles, and somehow River and I escape his presence without him noticing too much.
Just as we’re about to walk back over to Mama, my phone vibrates in my pocket, and I see it’s Courtney trying to FaceTime me. I instantly answer it, and it’s so loud in the building that I can barely hear a word she’s saying, so I walk her over to Mama and hand over the phone. They exchange I love yous and I miss yous then she hands the phone back.
“Tell River I said hi!” Courtney shouts, and River pops her head into view.
“Hey, Court!”
I have no doubt that if Courtney lived closer, the two of them would be the best of friends. So far, everyone in my family seems to adore River and especially
